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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: Menopause. 2015 Feb;22(2):185–197. doi: 10.1097/GME.0000000000000280

Table 4.

Most Common Adverse Events by Treatment (using frequencies, considering the primary system affected)

Placebo Control
(from 76 subjects, nAE = 412)
80 mg/day
(from 82 subjects, nAE = 427)
120 mg/day
(from 76 subjects, nAE = 401)

No. %a No. %a No. %a
Upper Respiratory Infection 98 24% Upper Respiratory Infection 95 22% Upper Respiratory Infection 86 21%
LDL Increase 15 4% Urinary Tract Infection 23 5% Pain 11 3%
Sinusitis 14 3% Flu 17 4% LDL Increase 10 2%
Gastroenteritis 13 3% Gastroenteritis 15 4% Flu 9 2%
Urinary Tract Infection 13 3% Sinusitis 12 3% Sinusitis 9 2%
Joint Trauma 12 3% Pain 11 3% Joint Trauma 8 2%
Flu 11 3% LDL Increase 10 2% Urinary Tract Infection 8 2%
Insomnia 10 2% Tooth Disorder 8 2% Gastroenteritis 6 1%
Pain 10 2% Joint Trauma 7 2% Headache 6 1%
Headache 9 2% Insomnia 6 1% Tooth Disorder 6 1%
Tooth Disorder 4 1% Iron Decrease 5 1% Iron Decrease 3 1%
a

Percent of adverse events for a given adverse event is based on the number of adverse events in relation to the total number for each treatment.