Review Article

Efficacy and Safety of Roxadustat in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials including 6,518 Patients

Table 5

TEAEs occurring in the treatment groups in NDD study.

Parameter value for heterogeneity (, )RR (95% CI) value

TEAEs, 1.02 (0.95, 1.09)
Serious TEAEs, 1.09 (0.94, 1.25)
ESKD, 1.38 (0.85, 2.25)
Upper respiratory tract infection, 0.79 (0.58, 1.08)
Urinary tract infection, 0.46 (0.05, 4.55)
Cough, 0.61 (0.13, 2.98)
Pneumonia, 1.14 (0.76, 1.71)
Viral upper respiratory tract infection, 1.50 (0.87, 2.61)
Nasopharyngitis, 1.27 (0.59, 2.75)
Hypertension, 1.45 (1.12, 1.87)
Hyperkalemia, 1.41 (1.08, 1.85)
Metabolic acidosis, 1.77 (0.24, 13.04)
Insomnia, 3.17 (1.66, 6.07)
Gout, 0.72 (0.43, 1.20)
Back pain, 0.47 (0.03, 8.90)
Headache, 1.16 (0.82, 1.66)
Vomiting, 1.38 (0.85, 2.24)
Nausea, 1.79 (1.26, 2.55)
Dizziness, 0.77 (0.53, 1.11)
Muscle spasms, 1.04 (0.20, 5.44)
Anemia, 0.18 (0.11, 0.31)
Diarrhea, 1.38 (1.00, 1.92)
Peripheral edema, 1.38 (1.02, 1.87)
Fever, 1.02 (0.17, 6.12)
Pruritus, 2.28 (0.65, 7.93)
Asthenia, 1.48 (0.77, 2.85)
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage, 0.82 (0.25, 2.75)

TEAEs: treatment emerged adverse event.