TABLE 1.

Summary of patient characteristics

Patient characteristic	Male (n = 166)				Female (n = 152)
	Median	Mean	CV (%)	Range	Median	Mean	CV (%)	Range
Age (yr)	56	55	30	14-88	58	56	29	16-88
CLCR (ml/min/65 kg)a	67	75	50	13-175	69	76	49	13-175
Total body weight (kg)	76	80	28	40-200	70	74	30	37-142
Calculated IBW (kg)b	70	68	13	40-85	57	55	14	36-77
Baseline serum albumin (g/dl)	2.5	2.6	27	1.2-4.9	2.5	2.6	29	0.9-5.0

^aEstimated by the method of Cockcroft and Gault.

^bIBW was estimated as follows: male, 50 kg + 2.3(height in inches − 60); female, 45.5 + 2.3(height in inches − 60).