Table 2.
Comparisons between the control (AMP) and treatment group (MPC) for the statistical parameters of interesta
| Parameters | AMP | MPC |
P Value |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Difference | Variance | |||
| Proportion 11.0 to 12.0 g/dl | 42/112 (37%) | 34/92 (37%) | 0.53b | |
| Proportion >13.0 and <9.0 g/dl | 30/112 (27%) | 15/92 (16%) | 0.05b | |
| Mean absolute difference from 11.5 g/dl | 1.14 ± 1.18 | 0.96 ± 0.70 | 0.16c | <0.001 |
| AUC | 3.38 ± 2.69 | 2.86 ± 1.46 | 0.41c | 0.025 |
| Number of dose changes | 3.9 ± 1.6 | 4.8 ± 2.2 | 0.031d | |
| Total EPO dose (1000 U) | 97.6 ± 66.1 | 129.3 ± 170.8 | 0.162c | 0.005 |
| 0.415e | ||||
| Total iron dose (mg) | 1133 ± 1212 | 1496 ± 1573 | 0.321c | 0.261 |
a
Values are proportions and mean ± SD.
b
Fisher's exact test.
c
t test.
d
Mann–Whitney U test.
e
Corrected for AV graft and hospitalization.