Table 6.
Most frequent (≥5% in any group) laboratory abnormalities
| Laboratory abnormalities | Young, n (%) | Middle age, n (%) | Elderly, n (%) | Old, n (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All grade | Grade 3 or 4 | All grade | Grade 3 or 4 | All grade | Grade 3 or 4 | All grade | Grade 3 or 4 | |
| Total bilirubin ↑ | 25 (10.3) | 5 (2.1) | 36 (7.3) | 5 (1.0) | 17 (5.7) | 4 (1.3) | 2 (3.8) | |
| ALT ↑ | 27 (11.1) | 4 (1.6) | 49 (9.9) | 9 (1.8) | 9 (3.0) | 2 (0.7) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) |
| AST ↑ | 14 (5.8) | 1 (0.4) | 26 (5.3) | 4 (0.8) | 11 (3.7) | 1 (0.3) | – | |
| Phosphate ↓ | 13 (5.3) | 6 (2.5) | 48 (9.7) | 15 (3.0) | 15 (5.0) | 3 (1.0) | 1 (1.9) | |
| Lipase ↑ | 7 (2.9) | 3 (1.2) | 37 (7.5) | 16 (3.2) | 30 (10) | 18 (6.0) | 3 (5.8) | 1 (1.9) |
| Hypertension | 7 (2.9) | 31 (6.3) | 4 (0.8) | 22 (7.3) | 6 (2.0) | 5 (9.6) | 2 (3.8) | |
ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase