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. 2014 Dec 11;3(2):101–112. doi: 10.1007/s40120-014-0023-8

Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics of the extension study’s ITT population, recorded at baseline of the randomized, controlled trial

Parameter Tafamidis–tafamidis (n = 38) Placebo–tafamidis (n = 33)
Median age, years (range) 36.5 (25 to 74) 34.0 (23 to 71)
Female, n (%) 21 (55) 18 (54)
Caucasian, n (%) 37 (97) 33 (100)
Median duration of TTR-FAP symptoms, months (range) 17.5 (3 to 268) 18.0 (2 to 133)
Mean height, m (SD) 1.66 (0.1) 1.67 (0.1)
Mean weight, kg (SD) 65.1 (12.4) 64.4 (14.4)
66.2 (11.9)a 63.3 (14.1)a
Mean serum albumin, g/l (SD) 43.9 (3.5) 44.2 (4.2)
44.7 (3.4)a 43.1 (4.0)a
Mean BMI, kg/m2 (SD) 23.6 (3.6) 23.1 (5.2)
23.9 (3.0)a 22.7 (5.2)a
Mean mBMI, kg/m2 g/l (SD) 1,031.6 (166.5) 1,020.2 (244.3)
1,068.4 (142.4)a 990.1 (265.0)a
NIS-LL (range 0–88)
 Mean (SD) 6.8 (10.0) 11.6 (14.5)
 Median (range) 4.0 (0 to 49) 6.0 (2 to 57)
TQOL, median (range) 14 (−1 to 110) 17 (0 to 107)
11 (−1 to 97)a 28 (−1 to 96)a

BMI body mass index, ITT intent-to-treat, NIS-LL Neuropathy Impairment Score-Lower Limbs, SD standard deviation, TQOL Norfolk Quality of Life-Diabetic Neuropathy total quality of life, TTR-FAP transthyretin familial amyloid polyneuropathy

aAt baseline of the open-label extension study