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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 May 15.
Published in final edited form as: Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012 Oct 17;10:CD010005. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010005.pub2

Table 15. Mean event rates in control arms of included trials (SAE related to asthma).

Comparison Children with an event (n) Total number of children (N) SAE per 10,000 children (95% CI) Mean duration of trials (weeks) SAE per 10,000 children per week (95% CI)
Formoterol v Placebo 1 492 20 (4 to 114) 27 1 (0 to 4)
Salmeterol v Placebo 20 608 329 (214 to 503) 31 11 (7 to 16)
Formoterol & ICS v ICS 4 1069 37 (15 to 96) 13 3 (1 to 7)
Salmeterol & ICS v ICS 1 932 11 (2 to 61) 15 1 (0 to 4)
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