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Table 5 Adverse events (AE) considered possibly related to treatment and reported in ≥ 0.5% of patients (safety-evaluable population; N = 478)

From: Anaemia management with subcutaneous epoetin delta in patients with chronic kidney disease (predialysis, haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis): results of an open-label, 1-year study

AE

Number (%) of patients

Total

59 (12.3)

Hypertension

14 (2.9)

Thrombosis

9 (1.9)

Anaemia

5 (1.0)

Injection site pain

5 (1.0)

Laboratory test abnormal*

4 (0.8)

Erythrocyte abnormal

3 (0.6)

Headache

3 (0.6)

  1. *Laboratory test abnormal was the coded term for haemoglobin elevation (n = 2) and iron deficiency (n = 2)