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. 2011 Feb 11;10:18. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-10-18

Table 3.

Summary of the main safety data during the study

Pio + SU
n = 1709
Pio + Met
n = 1496
SU + Met
n = 1380
Hypoglycemic episodes

At least one 175 (10.3) [2] 91 (6.1) [6] 134 (9.7) [1]
Severe 5 (0.3) [36] 4 (0.3) [36] 5 (0.4) [26]

Adverse events [0] [0] [0]

At least one adverse event 113 (6.6) 98 (6.6) 73 (5.3)
Related to study treatments* 70 (4.1) 60 (4.0) 28 (2.0)
Gastrointestinal disorders 13 (0.8) 15 (1.0) 15 (1.1)
General disorders 28 (1.6) 25 (1.7) 3 (0.2)
  Edema 26 (1.5) 22 (1.5) 2 (0.1)
At least one serious adverse event 13 (0.8) 10 (0.7) 12 (0.9)
Description of all serious AEs (by body system):
Cardiac disorders 4 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1)
Gastrointestinal disorders - - 1 (0.1)
General disorders - - 1 (0.1)
Infections and infestations - 2 (0.1) -
Injury, poisoning, and procedural complications 1 (0.1) - -
Metabolism and nutrition disorders 1 (0.1) - -
Neoplasm 2 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 2 (0.1)
Nervous system disorders 3 (0.2) 2 (0.1) 2 (0.1)
Renal and urinary disorders - - 1 (0.1)
Reproductive system and breast disorders - 1 (0.1) -
Respiratory, thoracic, and mediastinal disorders 1 (0.1) - -
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) -
Surgical and medical procedures 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1) 1 (0.1)
Vascular disorders - - 2 (0.1)

* Listed if >1% in at least one cohort. Values within brackets indicate the number of patients with missing data for that variable. Data represent the numbers of patients, with percentages within parentheses.