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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jul 15.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Cardiol. 2012 Jan 17;167(1):151–156. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.12.056

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of SOLVD-Treatment trial participants with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD) by randomization to enalapril or placebo

CKD (n=1036)
No CKD (n=1466)
Placebo (n=538) Enalapril (n=498) Placebo (n=714) Enalapril (n=752)
Age, years 64.5 (±7.6) 64.1 (±8.3) 57.7 (±10.0) 57.6 (±10.4)
Female 135 (25%) 119 (24%) 117 (16%) 119 (16%)
Race
 White 452 (84%) 414 (83%) 565 (79%) 578 (77%)
 African American 61 (11%) 55 (11%) 119 (17%) 146 (19%)
 Other 25 (5%) 29 (6%) 30 (4%) 28 (4%)
Current smoker 74 (14%) 79 (16%) 189 (27%) 204 (27%)
New York Heart Association class
 I 59 (11%) 58 (12%) 111 (16%) 119 (16%)
 II 288 (54%) 237 (48%) 398 (56%) 422 (56%)
 III 178 (33%) 196 (39%) 189 (27%) 199 (27%)
 IV 13 (2%) 7 (1%) 16 (2%) 12 (2%)
Ischemic heart disease 394 (73%) 364 (73%) 510 (71%) 516 (69%)
Myocardial infarction 354 (66%) 336 (68%) 463 (65%) 496 (66%)
Angina pectoris 224 (42%) 197 (40%) 267 (37%) 254 (34%)
Hypertension 240 (45%) 248 (50%) 279 (39%) 283 (38%)
Diabetes mellitus 158 (29%) 150 (30%) 177 (25%) 161 (21%)
Atrial fibrillation 45 (8%) 40 (8%) 38 (5%) 74 (10%)*
Medications
 Beta-blockers 39 (7%) 34 (7%) 48 (7%) 67 (9%)
 Digitalis 350 (65%) 313 (63%) 504 (71%) 512 (68%)
 Diuretics 477 (89%) 441 (89%) 589 (83%) 682 (84%)
 Potassium-sparing diuretic 53 (10%) 47 (9%) 64 (9%) 69 (9%)
 Potassium supplements 267 (50%) 275 (55%) 347 (49%) 370 (49%)
 Nitrates 246 (46%) 219 (44%) 306 (43%) 279 (37%)*
 Anti-arrhythmic drugs 133 (25%) 136 (27%) 128 (18%) 150 (20%)
 Calcium-channel blockers 184 (34%) 166 (33%) 223 (31%) 200 (27%)
 Anticoagulants 84 (16%) 70 (14%) 116 (16%) 128 (17%)
 Anti-platelet agents 193 (36%) 166 (33%) 238 (33%) 249 (33%)
Weight, kg 75 (±8) 76 (±8) 78 (±10) 78 (±9)
Heart rate, beats/min 78 (±12) 80 (±13) 81 (±14) 80 (±13)
Systolic blood pressure, mm Hg 126 (±18) 127 (±19) 124 (±17) 124 (±17)
Diastolic blood pressure, mm Hg 76 (±10) 77 (±11) 77 (±10) 78 (±10)
Serum sodium, mmol/liter 140 (±3) 140 (±3) 140 (±3) 140 (±3)
Serum potassium, mmol/liter 4.3 (±0.5) 4.3 (±0.5) 4.3 (±0.4) 4.2 (±0.4)
Serum creatinine, mg/dl 1.49 (±0.27) 1.50 (±0.27) 1.06 (±0.18) 1.06 (±0.18)
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, ml/min/1.73m2 49 (±8) 49 (±8) 78 (±14) 78 (±14)
Cardiothoracic ratio >0.50 296 (55%) 294 (59%) 401 (56%) 430 (57%)
Ejection fraction, % 25 (±7) 25 (±6) 25 (±7) 25 (±7)
*

P<0.05

P<0.05 between CKD and no-CKD groups

Estimated using the CKD-EPI formula