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. 2021 Aug 31;5(11):bvab144. doi: 10.1210/jendso/bvab144

Table 3.

Side effects stratified by highest prescribed dosage of spironolactone

≤ 50 mg daily (N = 83) > 50 mg daily (N = 57) Total (N = 140) P
All side effects 41 (49.4%) 40 (70.2%) 81 (57.9%) 0.014
Electrolyte derangements 20 (24.1%) 25 (43.9%) 45 (32.1%) 0.014
 Hyperkalemia 9 (10.8%) 21 (36.8%) 30 (21.4%) <0.001
 Rise in creatinine 14 (16.9%) 13 (22.8%) 27 (19.3%) 0.38
Anti-androgenic side effects (male) 12/52 (23.1%) 18/37 (48.6%) 30/89 (33.7%) 0.012
 Gynecomastia 9/52 (17.3%) 16/37 (43.2%) 25/89 (28.1%) 0.007
 Breast pain 7/52 (13.5%) 4/37 (10.8%) 11/89 (12.4%) 0.71
 Decreased libido 1/52 (1.9%) 3/37 (8.1%) 4/89 (4.5%) 0.17
Mastalgia (female) 0/31 (0.0%) 1/20 (5.0%) 1/51 (2.0%) 0.21
Hypotension 5 (6.0%) 2 (3.5%) 7 (5.0%) 0.50
Hyponatremia 2 (2.4%) 1 (1.8%) 3 (2.1%) 0.79
Gastrointestinal intolerance 5 (6.0%) 0 (0.0%) 5 (3.6%) 0.059
Others 2 (2.4%) 3 (5.3%) 5 (3.6%) 0.37
Action taken
 No action 46 (55.4%) 26 (45.6%) 72 (51.4%) <0.001
 Decreased dose 11 (13.3%) 24 (42.1%) 35 (25.0%)
 Change to eplerenone or amiloride 13 (15.7%) 3 (5.3%) 16 (11.4%)
 Stopped medications 13 (15.7%) 4 (7.0%) 17 (12.9%)

Data are presented as number (percent).