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. 2012 Nov 2;8(2):280–289. doi: 10.2215/CJN.08230811

Table 1.

Demographic and baseline characteristics (efficacy population)

PA21 Sevelamer-HCl (n=24)
1.25 g/d (n=26) 5.0 g/d
(n=26) 7.5 g/d
(n=25) 10.0 g/d (n=25) 12.5 g/d (n=24) All Participants (n=126)
Age (yr) 60.1±12.3 59.7±13.8 61.9±13.7 60.8±13.2 59.3±12.3 60.4±12.9 61.6±11.2
Male sex 17 (65.4) 19 (73.1) 16 (64.0) 15 (60.0) 13 (54.2) 80 (63.5) 14 (58.3)
White race 24 (92.3) 26 (100.0) 24 (96.0) 22 (88.0) 24 (100.0) 120 (95.2) 23 (95.8)
Concomitant diseasesa
 Diabetes mellitus 8 (30.8) 7 (26.9) 9 (36.0) 7 (28.0) 9 (37.5) 40 (31.8) 9 (37.5)
 Hypertension 18 (69.2) 21 (80.8) 20 (80.0) 16 (64.0) 20 (83.3) 95 (75.4) 16 (66.7)
Causes of CKDa
 Glomerulopathy 7 (26.9) 4 (15.4) 6 (24.0) 8 (32.0) 5 (20.8) 30 (23.8) 7 (29.2)
 Vascular nephropathy 7 (26.9) 4 (15.4) 5 (20.0) 7 (28.0) 3 (12.5) 26 (20.6) 3 (12.5)
 Interstitial nephropathy 2 (7.7) 2 (7.7) 4 (16.0) 3 (12.0) 4 (16.7) 15 (11.9) 3 (12.5)
 Other, not specified 9 (34.6) 16 (61.5) 9 (36.0) 7 (28.0) 12 (50.0) 53 (42.1) 11 (45.8)
Duration since first diagnosis of CKD (mo)b 40.8 (17.5;68.8) 47.3 (21.9;107.7) 63.6 (23.7;114.0) 48.9 (16.0;119.6) 74.0 (30.2;131.9) 54.2 (21.9;107.3) 65.0 (28.8;126.1)
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) 8.9 (8.4;10.9) 10.2 (7.6;11.9) 9.7 (8.5;11.3) 9.7 (8.0;13.0) 9.4 (7.8;11.3) 9.5 (8.1;11.5) 9.8 (8.4;11.1)

Values are shown as mean ± SD for normally distributed parameters, n (%), or median (interquartile range) for non-normally distributed parameters.

a

Several causes per patient possible.

b

The difference between month and year of screening visit and month and year of the first diagnosis of CKD.