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. 2018 Nov 30;21(4):324–331. doi: 10.4103/aja.aja_91_18

Table 2.

Adverse events by randomization group and age category

Randomization group 7-day removal group, n (%) Spontaneous group, n (%) Total, n (%, 95% CI)



10–15 years (n=57) >15 years (n=57) Total (n=114) 10–15 years (n=58) >15 years (n=58) Total (n=116) 10–15 years (n=115) >15 years (n=115) Total (n=230)
Total AEs 2 (3.5) 4 (7.4) 6 (5.3) 2 (3.4) 0 (0) 2 (1.7) 4 (3.5) 4 (3.5) 8 (3.5, 1.1–5.8)
Severity of AE
 Severe 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0, 0–0)
 Moderate 2 (3.5) 4 (7.4) 6 (5.3) 2 (3.4) 0 (0) 2 (1.7) 4 (3.5) 4 (3.5) 8 (3.5, 1.1–5.8)
Type of AE
 Edema 2 (100) 0 (0) 2 (33.3) 2 (100) 0 (0) 2 (100) 4 (100) 0 (0) 4 (50.0)
 Infection 0 (0) 4 (100) 4 (66.7) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 4 (100) 4 (50.0)

Any event was counted only once using highest severity. No participant had more than one AE. There were no differences between randomization groups or age categories. AE: adverse event; CI: confidence interval