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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 Jan 25.
Published in final edited form as: Diabetes. 2005 Apr;54(4):1150–1156. doi: 10.2337/diabetes.54.4.1150

TABLE 4.

Adverse events by treatment assignment

Event Placebo Metformin Troglitazone ILS
n 582 587 585 589
CHF 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2)
MI 2 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.3)
Anemia 7 (1.2) 5 (0.9) 7 (1.2) 4 (0.7)
Edema 31 (5.3) 8 (1.4) 27 (4.6) 26 (4.4)
LFT ≥3 21 (3.6) 18 (3.1) 25 (4.3) NA
LFT ≥10 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 7 (1.2) NA

Data are n (%) of individuals in each randomization group experiencing at least one adverse event of the type specified. Liver function tests were not measured on the same schedule in the ILS group. CHF, congestive heart failure; MI, myocardial infarction; LFT ≥3, liver function test (either alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase) ≥3 times the upper limit of normal; LFT ≥10, liver function test (either alanine aminotransferase or aspartate aminotransferase) ≥10 times the upper limit of normal; NA, not applicable.