Table 2.

Grade ≥3 Adverse Events (AEs), Overall and by Study Arm

Grade	ART + Telmisartan (n = 29)			ART Alone (n = 15)			Overall (n = 44)
	Grade 3	Grade 4	Total	Grade 3	Grade 4	Total	Grade 3	Grade 4	Total
Overall	1 (3)	2 (7)	3 (10)	1 (7)	1 (7)	2 (13)	2 (5)	3 (7)	5 (11)
Elevated liver enzyme levels	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	1
Unstable angina	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	1	1
Acute diarrhea	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1
Disseminated herpes zoster	1a	0	1	0	0	0	1 a	0	1
Hydrocephaly	0	1a	1	0	0	0	0	1 a	1
Anal fistula	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	1

Data are no. (%) of participants.

Abbreviations: ART, antiretroviral therapy.

^aSame participant. This individual was included in the total no. of participants with grade 4 events, rather than the total no. with grade 3 AEs.