Table 4.
Adverse events reported at baseline and during the course of the study by treatment arm
Baseline (Pre-treatment) | During study | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Choline | Placebo | t or χ2 | Choline | Placebo | t or χ2 | |
Incidence (n (%)) | ||||||
Diarrhea | 2 (5.9) | 2 (6.1) | 0.001 | 3 (8.8) | 5 (15.2) | 0.64 |
Vomiting | 7 (20.6) | 14 (40.0) | 3.07† | 12 (35.3) | 8 (22.9) | 1.30 |
Nausea/dyspepsia | 15 (44.1) | 20 (57.1) | 1.17 | 23 (67.6) | 10 (28.6) | 10.55** |
Muscle stiffness | 7 (20.6) | 13 (37.1) | 2.30 | 10 (29.4) | 17 (48.6) | 2.66 |
Frequency (d/wk) | ||||||
Diarrhea | 0.04 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.4) | 0.69 | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.2 (0.7) | 0.92 |
Vomiting | 0.8 (2.1) | 1.5 (2.5) | 1.24 | 0.3 (0.6) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.38 |
Nausea/dyspepsia | 1.8 (2.8) | 2.4 (3.0) | 0.82 | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.1 (0.2) | 2.33* |
Muscle stiffness | 0.5 (1.4) | 1.4 (2.5) | 1.70† | 0.03 (0.1) | 0.1 (0.1) | 1.37 |
MAP (mmHg) | 80.6 (9.4) | 84.8 (9.4) | 1.85† | 81.0 (8.9) | 85.1 (0.1) | 1.84† |
MAP = mean arterial pressure
p < 0.10
p < 0.05