Table 5.
Adverse event | Grade 1 | Grade 2 | Grade 3 | Grade 4 |
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Hypertension | Prehypertension (systolic BP 120–139 mm Hg or diastolic BP 80–89 mm Hg) | Stage 1 hypertension (systolic BP 140–159 mm Hg or diastolic BP 90–99 mm Hg); medical intervention indicated; recurrent or persistent (≥24 h); symptomatic increase by >20 mm Hg (diastolic) or to >140/90 mm Hg if previously WNL; monotherapy indicated. | Stage 2 hypertension (systolic BP ≥160 mm Hg or diastolic BP ≥100 mm Hg); medical intervention indicated; more than one drug or more intensive therapy than previously used indicated | Life-threatening consequences (e.g., malignant hypertension, transient or permanent neurologic deficit, hypertensive crisis); urgent intervention indicated |
Proteinuria | Urinary protein <1.0 g/24 h; UPCR <1 | Urinary protein 1.0–3.5 g/24 h; UPCR 1–3.5 | Urinary protein >3.5 g/24 h; UPCR >3.5 | Nephrotic syndrome |
BP=blood pressure; WNL=within normal limits; UPCR=urine protein to creatinine ratio.