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. 2010 Jun 22;11:130. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-130

Table 2.

Overall Summary of AEs

Bazedoxifene Raloxifene Placebo
Subjects, n (%) 20 mg
(n = 1886)
40 mg
(n = 1872)
60 mg
(n = 1849)

(n = 1885)
Any AE 1807 (95.8) 1792 (95.7) 1777 (96.1) 1814 (96.2)
Any serious AE 382 (20.3) 368 (19.7) 344 (18.6) 354 (18.8)
Discontinuations due to AE 278 (14.7) 280 (15.0) 273 (14.8) 253 (13.4)
AEs > 10% in any treatment group
 Back pain 607 (32.2) 591 (31.6) 602 (32.6) 616 (32.7)
 Arthralgia 594 (31.5) 574 (30.7) 601 (32.5) 580 (30.8)
 Pain 568 (30.1) 559 (29.9) 588 (31.8) 592 (31.4)
 Flu syndrome 489 (25.9) 481 (25.7) 512 (27.7) 509 (27.0)
 Infection 462 (24.5) 433 (23.1) 439 (23.7) 452 (24.0)
 Abdominal pain 409 (21.7) 413 (22.1) 448 (24.2) 456 (24.2)
 Accidental injurya 449 (23.8) 394 (21.0) 387 (20.9) 468 (24.8)
 Headache 432 (22.9) 446 (23.8) 417 (22.6) 443 (23.5)
 Hypertension 396 (21.0) 379 (20.2) 375 (20.3) 394 (20.9)
 Constipation 352 (18.7) 356 (19.0) 340 (18.4) 327 (17.3)
 Hot flushesb 238 (12.6) 244 (13.0) 223 (12.1) 119 (6.3)
 Cough increased 216 (11.5) 192 (10.3) 178 (9.6) 199 (10.6)
 Leg crampsa 207 (11.0) 205 (11.0) 221 (12.0) 156 (8.3)
 Asthenia 209 (11.1) 198 (10.6) 212 (11.5) 202 (10.7)
 Dyspepsia 192 (10.2) 169 (9.0) 178 (9.6) 195 (10.3)
 Peripheral edema 200 (10.6) 184 (9.8) 194 (10.5) 166 (8.8)
 Urinary tract infection 183 (9.7) 176 (9.4) 197 (10.7) 170 (9.0)
 Dizziness 193 (10.2) 171 (9.1) 165 (8.9) 187 (9.9)
 Diarrheac 165 (8.7) 209 (11.2) 211 (11.4) 182 (9.7)

AE, adverse event.

aP < 0.01; Chi-square test.

bP < 0.001; Chi-square test.

cP < 0.05; Chi-square test.