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Table 3 Incidence of adverse events by post bronchodilator % predicted FEV1*

From: Efficacy of salmeterol/fluticasone propionate by GOLD stage of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: analysis from the randomised, placebo-controlled TORCH study

Variable

Placebo

(n = 1544)

SAL

(n = 1542)

FP

(n = 1552)

SFC

(n = 1546)

FEV 1 < 30% predicted

    

   n

215

261

223

246

   any AE, n (%)

198 (92)

241 (92)

212 (95)

230 (93)

   serious AEs, n (%)

108 (50)

142 (54)

129 (58)

134 (54)

   fatal AEs, n (%)

26 (12)

35 (13)

35 (16)

25 (10)

FEV 1 30% to < 50% predicted

    

   n

786

750

785

735

   any AE, n (%)

717 (91)

669 (89)

702 (89)

664 (90)

   serious AEs, n (%)

322 (41)

306 (41)

357 (45)

327 (44)

   fatal AEs, n (%)

70 (9)

62 (8)

87 (11)

62 (8)

FEV 1 ≥ 50% predicted

    

   n

543

531

544

565

   any AE, n (%)

470 (87)

471 (89)

481 (88)

487 (86)

   serious AEs, n (%)

197 (36)

174 (33)

169 (31)

198 (35)

   fatal AEs, n (%)

37 (7)

29 (5)

38 (7)

27 (5)

  1. *Safety population (n = 6184)