Table 4 Clinical adverse effects during treatment.

From: Efficacy and safety of sitagliptin treatment in older adults with moderately controlled type 2 diabetes: the STREAM study

Adverse effect

Sitagliptin (n = 84)

Control (n = 74)

Hypoglycemia

1a

1

Vestibular vertigo

0

1b

Nasal bleeding

1

0

Acute gastroenteritis

1

0

Chronic atrophic gastritis

1b

0

Gastrointestinal symptom

1

0

Colon polyp

1b

0

Colon cancer

0

1

Alcoholic liver disorder

1

0

Acute myocardial infarction

0

1

Pruritus

1

0

Spinal canal stenosis

1

0

Scapulohumeral periarthritis

0

1

Drowning due to bicycle accident

0

1b

  1. Adverse events were analyzed in all patients according to the actual use of sitagliptin. Clinical adverse events were assessed in 84 patients treated with sitagliptin and 74 patients treated without, for whom information on adverse effects was available. aTwo episodes were recorded. bRecorded on different occasions by a single patient.
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