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. 2017 Nov 2;13(1):81–90. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03570417

Table 3.

Results of safety monitoring

Event Group 1 (Intermediate Conversion Factor) Group 2 (Higher Conversion Factor) Total
Core study period n=16 n=48 n=64
 Adverse event, n (%) 12 (75) 37 (77) 49 (77)
 Serious adverse event, n (%) 4 (25) 12 (25) 16 (25)
 Fatal adverse event, n (%) 0 1 (2) 1 (2)
 Withdrawal due to adverse event, n (%) 0 1 (2) 1 (2)
 Blood transfusions, n (%) 1 (11) 2 (4) 3
 Incidence of individual adverse events, n (%)a
  Headache 1 (6) 8 (17) 9 (14)
  Nasopharyngitis 0 (0) 9 (19) 9 (14)
  Hypertension 1 (6) 7 (15) 8 (13)
  Vomiting 2 (13) 4 (8) 6 (9)
  Abdominal pain 1 (6) 3 (6) 4 (6)
  Bronchitis 1 (6) 3 (6) 4 (6)
Extension period n=9 n=28 n=37
 Adverse event, n (%) 4 (44) 23 (82) 27 (73)
 Serious adverse event, n (%) 1 (11) 8 (28) 9 (24)
 Fatal adverse event, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Withdrawal due to adverse event, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
 Incidence of individual adverse events, n (%)a
  Nasopharyngitis 0 (0) 7 (25) 7 (19)
  Headache 0 (0) 6 (21) 6 (16)
  Hypertension 0 (0) 5 (18) 5 (14)
  Bronchitis 1 (11.1) 2 (7) 3 (8)
  Pharyngitis 0 (0) 3 (11) 3 (8)
a

Adverse events with an overall incidence ≥6%.