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Table 4 Summary of adverse events over 156 weeks

From: Long-term effects of abatacept on atherosclerosis and arthritis in older vs. younger patients with rheumatoid arthritis: 3-year results of a prospective, multicenter, observational study

 

Abatacept

csDMARDs

AY

AO

CY

CO

Total number of adverse events

26 (50.0)*

46 (63.0)

8 (19.5)

30 (60.0)$

Serious adverse events

6 (11.5)

20 (27.4)$

2 (4.9)

18 (36.0)$

Infection

3 (5.8)

9 (12.3)

 

2 (4.0)

 Pneumonia

1 (1.9)

4 (5.5)

 

2 (4.0)

 Pulmonary Mycobacterium

 avium complex infection

2 (3.8)

  

1 (2.0)

 Herpes zoster

 

2 (2.7)

  

 Cellulitis

 

1 (1.4)

  

 Septic arthritis

 

1 (1.4)

  

 Periodontal disease

 

1 (1.4)

  

Malignancy

1 (1.9)

6 (8.2)

 

3 (6.0)

 Lung cancer

 

2 (2.7)

 

1 (2.0)

 Breast tumor

 

1 (1.4)

 

1 (2.0)

 Lymphadenopathy

 

1 (1.4)

 

1 (2.0)

 Prostate cancer

 

1 (1.4)

  

 Bladder cancer

 

1 (1.4)

  

 Subcutaneous tumor

1 (1.9)

   

Others

    

 Bone fracture

 

3 (4.1)

2 (4.9)

 

 Joint surgery

 

2 (2.7)

 

3 (6.0)

 Diabetes mellitus

   

2 (4.0)

 Heart failure

   

2 (4.0)

 Interstitial pneumonia

 

1 (1.4)

  

 Hyponatremia

   

1 (2.0)

 Hypothyroidism

 

1 (1.4)

  

 Gallstones

1 (1.9)

   

 Retinal detachment

   

1 (2.0)

 Hypersensitivity

1 (1.9)

   

 Subdural hematoma

   

1 (2.0)

 Hydrocephalus

   

1 (2.0)

Death

   

1 (2.0)

(due to traffic accident)

  1. *p < 0.05, AY vs. CY. $p < 0.05, AY vs. AO or CY vs. CO. Abbreviations: AO: older patients taking abatacept; AY: younger patients taking abatacept; CO: older patients taking conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; csDMARDs: conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs; CY, younger patients taking conventional synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs