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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jun 14.
Published in final edited form as: Lancet. 2014 Feb 28;383(9934):2065–2072. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60222-1

Table 2.

Adverse Events coded by Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 3.0 body system. Frequency of adverse events shown in N=absolute numbers of adverse events; Pts(%)= number and percent of participants who experienced at least one adverse event; AE= Adverse Events; SAE= Serious Adverse Events; Cntl=Control diet; HC/HC=high-carbohydrate/hypercaloric diet; HF/HC= high-fat/hypercaloric diet. Specific AEs listed parenthetically under the CTCAE body systems are a selection from all CTCAE terms reported.

Adverse Events by
Body Sytem
Cntl HC/HC HF/HC p values (events) p values (% Pts)
Type N Pts
(%)
N Pts
(%)
N Pts
(%)
Overall HC/HC
vs. Cntl
HF/HC
vs. Cntl
Overall HC/HC
vs. Cntl
HF/HC
vs. Cntl
Allergy/Immunology (Allergic rhinitis) AE 0 0 (0) 1 1 (13) 0 0 (0) 0•81 0•69 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
SAE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
Cardiac (Atrial fibrillation, elevated troponin) AE 2 1 (17) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 0•97 0•97 0•6 0•43 >0•99
SAE 0 0(0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
Constitutional Symptoms (Fatigue, weight change) AE 7 2 (33) 2 2 (25) 5 2 (33) 0•41 0•2 0•78 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
SAE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
Dermatology (Abration) AE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 1 1 (17) 0•71 >0•99 0•51 0•6 >0•99 >0•99
SAE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
Gastrointestinal (detached feeding tube, bloating, dyspepsia, diarrhea) AE 13 6 (100) 8 4 (50) 21 6 (100) 0•04 0•11 0•21 0•02 0•09 >0•99
SAE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
Hematology/Coagulation (Thrombocytopenia) AE 1 1 (17) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 0•97 0•64 0•6 0•43 >0•99
SAE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
Infection (Urinary tract, pneumonia) AE 5 2 (33) 3 3 (38) 6 4 (67) 0•46 0•41 0•82 0•62 >0•99 0•57
SAE 1 1 (17) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0•6 0•43 >0•99 0•6 0•43 >0•99
Metabolic/Laboratory (Elevated alkaline phosphatase, hypokalemia) AE 2 1 (17) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 0•97 0•97 0•6 0•43 >0•99
SAE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
Musculoskeletal (Falls, weakness) AE 0 0 (0) 5 1 (13) 4 2 (33) >0•99 0•97 0•97 0•45 >0•99 0•45
SAE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
Neurology/Psychiatry (Dizziness, depression) AE 1 1 (17) 1 1 (13) 1 1 (17) 0•97 0•9 0•99 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
SAE 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 1 1 (17) 0•6 >0•99 >0•99 0•6 >0•99 >0•99
Pain (Abdomin, neck, limb) AE 3 2 (33) 2 2 (25) 4 3 (50) 0•58 0•46 0•72 0•84 >0•99 >0•99
SAE 2 1 (17) 0 0 (0) 0 0 (0) 0•18 0•18 0•5 0•6 0•43 >0•99
Pulmonary/Upper Respiratory (Dyspnea, hypoxia, aspiration, cough) AE 8 3 (50) 1 1 (13) 6 3 (50) 0•16 0•075 0•72 0•28 0•24 >0•99
SAE 6 3 (50) 0 0 (0) 2 2 (33) 0•007 0•006 0•29 0•07 0•06 >0•99
Total AE 42 6 (100) 23 8 (100) 48 6 (100) 0•06 0•06 0•73 >0•99 >0•99 >0•99
SAE 9 4 (67) 0 0 (0) 3 3 (50) <0•001 <0•001 0•15 0•03 0•015 >0•99