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. 2016 Apr 7;27(11):3405–3412. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2015101150

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of the clinical trial populations

BENEDICT, n=742 DIRECT (T1D), n=3093 DIRECT (T2D), n=1758 ALTITUDE, n=3654 IRMA-2 Trial, n=565
Men, n (%) 397 (53.5) 1771 (57.3) 858 (48.1) 2497 (68.3) 391 (69.2)
Age, yr, n (%) 61.9 (8.0) 31.0 (8.4) 56.9 (7.7) 65.8 (9.4) 58.1 (8.6)
Diastolic BP, mmHg, n (%) 88.8 (7.7) 73.1 (6.9) 78.0 (7.0) 74.1 (10.0) 89.6 (9.3)
Systolic BP, mmHg, n (%) 152.4 (14.0) 116.9 (9.6) 132.7 (13.5) 138.2 (16.3) 152.7 (14.6)
Albuminuriaa 5.2 [3.5–8.8]b 4.5 [3.5–7.0]b 5 [3.5–8.0]b 23.7 [4.11–73.6]c 58.0 [33.0–102.0]c
Normoalbuminuria, n (%) 742 (100) 3093 (100) 1758 (100) 1020 (27.9) 0 (0)
Microalbuminuria, n (%) 0 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0) 2634 (72.1) 565 (100)
Hemoglobin A1c, n (%) 3.0 (1.4) 8.3 (1.6) 8.2 (1.6) 7.9 (1.7) 7.0 (1.7)
Total cholesterol, mg/dl, n (%) 211.8 (36.5) 184.8 (37.5) 204.9 (42.5) 170.5 (46.4) 223.2 (44.4)
eGFR, ml/min per 1.73 m2, n (%) 81.4 (15.3) 80.8 (13.7) 70.0 (14.2) 55.4 (20.6) 70.5 (12.4)

T1D, type 1 diabetes; T2D, type 2 diabetes.

a

Presented as median and interquartile range.

b

Urinary albumin excretion rate: micrograms per minute.

c

UACR: milligrams per gram.