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Table 2 Number (%) of participants with composite adverse events and treatment differences

From: Further analyses of the safety of verubecestat in the phase 3 EPOCH trial of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease

Composite adverse event

Number (%)

Treatment difference (95% CI)

12 mg (N = 652)

40 mg (N = 652)

Placebo (N = 653)

12 mg vs. placebo

40 mg vs. placebo

Delirium-like events

13 (2.0)

31 (4.8)

22 (3.4)

− 1.38 (− 3.26, 0.40)

1.39 (− 0.78, 3.63)

Injury or fall

132 (20.2)

151 (23.2)

103 (15.8)

4.47 (0.30, 8.65)

7.39 (3.10, 11.68)

Overactive bladder symptoms

12 (1.8)

27 (4.1)

12 (1.8)

0.00 (− 1.56, 1.57)

2.30 (0.48, 4.31)

Psychotic symptoms

30 (4.6)

36 (5.5)

20 (3.1)

1.54 (− 0.56, 3.73)

2.46 (0.27, 4.77)

Rash, dermatitis, urticaria

79 (12.1)

66 (10.1)

38 (5.8)

6.30 (3.24, 9.47)

4.30 (1.38, 7.32)

Sleep disturbance

67 (10.3)

55 (8.4)

31 (4.7)

5.53 (2.71, 8.48)

3.69 (1.01, 6.47)

Syncopal like events

26 (4.0)

27 (4.1)

17 (2.6)

1.38 (− 0.58, 3.44)

1.54 (− 0.44, 3.62)