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. 2012 Nov 20;7:517–523. doi: 10.2147/CIA.S35416

Table 2.

Total and most frequent adverse events stratified by age

AE, n (%) Patients < 65 years (n = 575) Patients ≥ 65 years (n = 372)
Any AE 392 (68.2) 250 (67.2)
Gastrointestinal AE 54 (9.4) 25 (6.7)
Cardiovascular AE 19 (3.3) 12 (3.2)
Application-site dermatitis 50 (8.7) 49 (13.2)
TEAEs reported in ≥3% of either age group
Headache 110 (19.1) 57 (15.3)
Arthralgia 77 (13.4) 55 (14.8)
Back pain 64 (11.1) 47 (12.6)
Nasopharyngitis 46 (8.0) 21 (5.6)
Upper respiratory tract infection 43 (7.5) 11 (3.0)
Pain in extremity 33 (5.7) 26 (7.0)
Pain 27 (4.7) 8 (2.2)
Influenza 27 (4.7) 7 (1.9)
Sinusitis 26 (4.5) 9 (2.4)
Toothache 18 (3.1) 4 (1.1)
Sinus congestion 18 (3.1) 1 (0.3)
Myalgia 17 (3.0) 9 (2.4)
Neck pain 10 (1.7) 13 (3.5)

Abbreviations: AE, adverse event; TEAE, treatment-emergent adverse event.