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. 2009 Nov;4(11):1731–1740. doi: 10.2215/CJN.03470509

Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics (modified intent-to-treat population analysis set)

TIW(n = 121) QW(n = 124) Q2W(n = 124) Total(n = 369)
Age (yr)
    Mean (SD) 71.4 (12.88) 68.8 (11.89) 69.0 (13.04) 69.7 (12.63)
    Range (33–94) (37–95) (30–101) (30–101)
Sex [n (%)]
    Male 45 (37.2) 45 (36.3) 39 (31.5) 129 (35.0)
    Female 76 (62.8) 79 (63.7) 85 (68.5) 240 (65.0)
Race [n (%)]
    White 67 (55.4) 64 (51.6) 64 (51.6) 195 (52.8)
    Black 42 (34.7) 44 (35.5) 41 (33.1) 127 (34.4)
    Asian 0 1 (0.8) 5 (4.0) 6 (1.6)
    Other 12 (9.9) 15 (12.1) 14 (11.3) 41 (11.1)
Baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate (ml/min)
    Mean (SD) 30.68 (11.075) 29.81 (11.175) 29.49 (10.224) 29.98 (10.812)
    Range (15.0–71.0) (15.0–59.0) (15.0–56.0) (15.0–71.0)
Baseline hemoglobin (g/dl)
    Mean (SD) 9.63 (0.861) 9.71 (0.735) 9.81 (0.748) 9.72 (0.784)
    Median 9.70 9.80 10.00 9.90
    Range (7.3–12.0) (8.1–10.9) (7.0–10.9) (7.0–12.0)
Baseline ferritin level (pmol/L)
    Mean (SD) 510.23 (376.686) 573.81 (468.852) 552.74 (439.828) 545.98 (430.362)
    Range (33.0–1670) (46.0–2187) (26.0–2004) (26.0–2187)
Primary cause of chronic kidney disease (CKD) [n (%)]a
    Total no. subjects with known CKDb 123 (100) 125 (100) 123 (98) 371 (99)
    Diabetes 68 (55) 79 (63) 72 (58) 219 (59)
    Hypertension 88 (72) 89 (71) 80 (64) 257 (69)
    Glomerulonephritis 3 (2) 3 (2) 5 (4) 11 (3)
    Renal vascular disease 10 (8) 2 (2) 6 (5) 18 (5)
    Interstitial nephritis 1 (1) 1 (1) 3 (2) 5 (1)
    Polycystic kidney disease 0 1 (1) 1 (1) 2 (1)
    Obstructive nephropathy 4 (3) 0 1 (1) 5 (1)
    Renal failure caused by metabolic disease 1 (1) 1 (1) 3 (2) 5 (1)
    Toxic nephropathy 2 (2) 0 1 (1) 3 (1)
    Other 1 (1) 3 (2) 5 (4) 9 (2)

Percentages calculated with the number of subjects in each group as denominator.

a

Data based on safety population.

b

Two subjects in the Q2W group had unknown underlying causes of CKD.

Q2W, every 2 wk; QW, once weekly; TIW, three times weekly.