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. 2015 Oct 19;31:443–453. doi: 10.1007/s00467-015-3225-0

Table 3.

Most common serious adverse events in the full analysis set (those with exposure-adjusted event rates per 100 person-years of >1) by age subgroup

Infants aged <1 year (n = 13) Children aged 1–5 years (n = 83) Children aged 6–11 years (n = 90) Children aged ≥12 years (n = 133)
Patients reporting, n (%) EAER/100 person-years (95 % CI) Patients reporting, n (%) EAER/100 person-years (95 % CI) Patients reporting, n (%) EAER/100 person-years (95 % CI) Patients reporting, n (%) EAER/100 person-years (95 % CI)
Any SAE 7 (53.8) 149.0 (94.4–223.5) 51 (61.4) 152.8 (130.3–178.1) 39 (43.3) 69.0 (55.4–85.0) 65 (48.9) 90.4 (76.9–105.6)
Peritonitis 1 (7.7) 13.0 (1.6–46.8) 13 (15.7) 16.8 (9.9–26.5) 10 (11.1) 11.0 (6.0–18.4) 8 (6.0) 5.7 (2.7–10.5)
Hypertension 1 (7.7) 6.5 (0.16–36.1) 6 (7.2) 10.3 (5.1–18.3) 4 (4.4) 3.1 (0.9–8.0) 2 (1.5) 4.0 (1.6–8.2)
Gastroenteritis 2 (15.4) 13.0 (1.6–46.8) 8 (9.6) 8.4 (3.8–15.9) 2 (2.2) 1.6 (0.2–5.7) 7 (5.3) 5.1 (2.3–9.7)
Convulsions 1 (7.7) 25.9 (7.1–66.3) 4 (5.8) 4.7 (1.5–10.9) 4 (4.4) 4.7 (1.7–10.2) 1 (0.8) 0.6 (0.0–3.2)
Diarrhea 1 (7.7) 6.5 (0.16–36.1) 1 (1.2) 1.9 (0.2–6.7) 2 (2.2) 1.6 (0.2–5.7) 4 (3.0) 3.4 (1.3–7.4)
Vomiting 0 0 4 (5.8) 3.7 (1.0–9.5) 1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.0–4.4) 3 (2.3) 1.7 (0.4–5.0)
Urinary tract infection 0 0 3 (3.6) 2.8 (0.6–8.2) 0 0 4 (3.0) 2.8 (0.9–6.6)
Renal failure chronic 0 0 5 (6.0) 4.7 (1.5–10.9) 0 0 2 (1.5) 1.1 (0.1–4.1)
Sepsis 0 0 3 (3.6) 2.8 (0.6–8.2) 1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.0–4.4) 3 (2.3) 1.7 (0.4–5.0)
Pneumonia 0 0 1 (1.2) 0.9 (0.0–5.2) 2 (2.2) 2.4 (0.5–6.9) 3 (2.3) 1.7 (0.4–5.0)
Pyelonephritis 0 0 0 0 1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.0–4.4) 5 (3.8) 3.4 (1.3–7.4)
Pyrexia 1 (7.7) 6.5 (0.16–36.1) 3 (3.6) 5.6 (2.1–12.2) 0 0 0 0
Medical device complication 0 0 2 (2.4) 3.7 (1.0–9.5) 1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.0–4.4) 1 (0.8) 0.6 (0.0–3.2)
Bronchitis 0 0 3 (3.6) 2.8 (0.6–8.2) 3 (3.3) 2.4 (0.5–6.9) 0 0
Catheter site infection 2 (15.4) 13.0 (1.6–46.8) 1 (1.2) 0.9 (0.0–5.2) 1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.0–4.4) 2 (1.5) 1.1 (0.1–4.1)
Device-related infection 1 (7.7) 6.5 (0.16–36.1) 2 (2.4) 1.9 (0.2–6.7) 1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.0–4.4) 2 (1.5) 1.1 (0.1–4.1)
Dehydration 0 0 5 (6.0) 4.7 (1.5–10.9) 0 0 1 (0.8) 0.6 (0.0–3.2)
Hypertensive crisis 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 (3.8) 3.4 (1.3–7.4)
Abdominal pain 0 0 1 (1.2) 2.8 (0.6–8.2) 2 (2.2) 1.6 (0.2–5.7) 0 0
Upper respiratory tract infection 0 0 3 (3.6) 3.7 (1.0–9.5) 0 0 1 (0.8) 0.6 (0.0–3.2)
Arteriovenous fistula thrombosis 0 0 0 0 1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.0–4.4) 4 (3.0) 2.3 (0.6–5.8)
Hyperkalemia 0 0 2 (2.4) 3.7 (1.0–9.5) 1 (1.1) 0.8 (0.0–4.4) 0 0

CI confidence interval; EAER exposure-adjusted event rate; SAE serious adverse event