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. 2020 Dec 29:1–9. doi: 10.1080/17512433.2021.1856655

Table 4.

Comparison of ADEs of remdesivir between the age groups less and more than 64 years of age (N = 1004)

Parameters
Age < 64
(N = 485)
Age 64 & Above
(N = 417)
Age Unknown
(N = 97)
Seriousness
  Serious (N = 828) 384 (79.2) 373 (89.4) 71 (73.2)
Non serious (N = 176) 106 (21.8) 44 (10.6) 26 (26.8)
ADR organ system
  Blood and lymphatic system disorders (N = 20) 8 (1.6) 7 (1.7) 5 (5.2)
Cardiac disorders (N = 51) 22 (4.5) 27 (6.5) 2 (2.1)
Ear and labyrinth disorders (N = 1) 1 (0.2) 0 0
Eye disorders (N = 6) 2 (0.4) 0 4 (4.1)
Gastrointestinal disorders (N = 42) 22 (4.5) 16 (3.8) 4 (4.1)
General disorders and administration site conditions (N = 84) 39 (8.0) 40 (9.6) 5 (5.2)
Hepatobiliary disorders (N = 23) 10 (2.1) 8 (1.9) 5 (5.2)
Immune system disorders (N = 1) 1 (0.2) 0 0
Infections and infestations (N = 36) 16 (3.3) 16 (3.8) 4 (4.1)
Injury, poisoning and procedural complications (N = 73) 36 (7.4) 28 (6.7) 9 (9.3)
Investigations (N = 283) 165 (34.0) 88 (21.1) 30 (30.9)
Metabolism and nutrition disorders
(N = 22)
11 (2.3) 8 (1.9) 3 (3.1)
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue disorders (N = 5) 0 3 (0.7) 2 (2.1)
Nervous system disorders (N = 34) 11 (2.3) 21 (5.0) 2 (2.1)
Psychiatric disorders (N = 10) 3 (0.6) 7 (1.7) 0
Renal and urinary disorders (N = 102) 35 (7.2) 58 (13.9) 9 (9.3)
Reproductive system and breast disorders (N = 1) 1 (0.2) 0 0
Respiratory, thoracic and mediastinal disorders (N = 89) 35 (7.2) 49 (11.8) 5 (5.2)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue disorders
(N = 36)
24 (4.9) 7 (1.7) 5 (5.2)
Social circumstances (N = 1) 0 1 (0.2) 0
Surgical and medical procedures (N = 41) 23 (4.7) 17 (4.1) 1 (1.0)
Vascular disorders (N = 43) 25 (5.2) 16 (3.8) 2 (2.1)
Outcome Fatal (N = 58) 9 (1.9) 42 (10.1) 7 (7.2)
Not recovered/Not resolved (N = 122) 67 (13.8) 19 (4.6) 36 (37.1)
Recovered/Resolved (N = 101) 62 (12.8) 15 (3.6) 24 (24.7)
Recovered/Resolved with sequelae (N = 1) 0 0 1 (1.0)
Recovering/Resolving (N = 30) 11 (2.3) 10 (2.4) 9 (9.3)
Unknown (N = 93) 50 (10.3) 25 (6.0) 18 (18.6)
Not Reported (N = 599) 291 (6) 306 (73.4) 2 (2.1)

NB: Values in parenthesis are percentages. The denominator for the percentages are people in each age category.