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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2006 May 17.
Published in final edited form as: Arch Ophthalmol. 2001 Oct;119(10):1417–1436. doi: 10.1001/archopht.119.10.1417

Table 10.

Participants Reporting at Least 1 Hospitalization, Adverse Experience, or Condition During Follow-up, by Treatment*

No. (%)
No Antioxidants (n = 1798) Antioxidants (n = 1823) Total (n = 3621)
Primary hospitalization cause45
 Infections 15 (0.8) 29 (1.6) 44 (1.2)
 Mild/moderate symptoms 181 (10.1) 135 (7.4) 316 (8.7)
Primary adverse experience cause45
  Circulatory 15 (0.8) 6 (0.3) 21 (0.6)
  Skin, subcutaneous tissue 18 (1.0) 41 (2.2) 59 (1.6)
Follow-up condition§
 Change in skin color 108 (6.0) 151 (8.3) 259 (7.2)
 Chest pain 415 (23.1) 368 (20.2) 783 (21.6)
No. (%)
No Zinc (n = 1838) Zinc (n = 1783) Total (n = 3621)
Primary hospitalization cause45
 Genitourinary 90 (4.9) 134 (7.5) 224 (6.2)
  Males 36 (4.4) 66 (8.6) 102 (6.4)
  Females 54 (5.3) 68 (6.7) 122 (6.0)
 Mild/moderate symptoms 143 (7.8) 173 (9.7) 316 (8.7)
Primary adverse experience cause45
  Circulatory 5 (0.3) 16 (0.9) 21 (0.6)
Follow-up condition§
 Anemia 187 (10.2) 236 (13.2) 423 (11.7)
 Difficulty swallowing pills 281 (15.3) 318 (17.8) 599 (16.5)
*

Of nearly 100 comparisons, only causes and conditions significantly different by treatment are presented.

P<.05.

P<.01.

§

Self-reported in response to predefined list of signs and symptoms suggesting an adverse event.