Table 2.

Hemoglobin outcomes before and after the index date according to different epoetin treatments

	Patients (N)	Patients with baseline and follow-up Hb*, n (%)	Baseline Hb value*, mean ± SD	Follow-up Hb value*, mean ± SD	Δ%
Originator	48	28 (58.3)	10.0±2.2	11.3±1.9	+13.0
Biosimilars	21	16 (76.2)	9.5±1.1	10.8±1.8	+13.7

Note:

^*The Hb values were evaluated both in the last measurement before the index date (from 2 months before the index date, value at baseline) and in the last available measurement around the end of the follow-up period (up to 2 months after index date, value at follow-up).

Abbreviations: Hb, hemoglobin; SD, standard deviation.