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. 2017 Jul 17;46(4):313–323. doi: 10.1007/s00240-017-0998-6

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of study population

OC3 (N = 21) Placebo (N = 15) Total (N = 36)
Age at screening, years
 n 21 15 36
 Mean (SD) 16.2 (12.72) 22.6 (16.55) 18.8 (14.57)
 Median 12.6 17.1 15.0
 Min, Max 4, 54 7, 63 15, 63
 p valuea 0.10
Age distribution at screening, n (%)
 Children (<12 years) 10 (47.6) 3 (20.0) 13 (36.1)
 Adolescents (≥12, <18 years) 6 (28.6) 6 (40.0) 12 (33.3)
 Adults (≥18 years) 5 (23.8) 6 (40.0) 11 (30.6)
 p valuea 0.117
Ethnicity, n (%)
 Caucasian n (%) 20 (95.2) 15 (100) 35 (97.2)
 Other n (%) 1 (4.8) 0 (0) 1 (2.8)
 p valuea 0.40
Sex, n (%)
 Male 10 (47.6) 9 (60.0) 19 (52.8)
 Female 11 (52.4) 6 (40.0) 17 (47.2)
 p valuea 0.47
Primary hyperoxaluria type, n (%)
 Type I 18 (85.7) 13 (86.7) 31 (86.1)
 Type II 3 (14.3) 2 (13.3) 5 (13.9)
 p valuea 0.936
Time since diagnosis, yearsb
 n 21 14 35
 Mean (SD) 5.50 (6.08) 15.44 (11.96) 9.47 (10.04)
 Median 3.30 13.10 5.70
 Min, Max −0.1b–23.1 4.8–41.6 −0.1–41.6
 p valuea <0.001
Age at diagnosis, years
 n 21 14 35
 Mean (SD) 10.7 (12.98) 8.1 (11.51) 9.7 (12.31)
 Median 5.0 5.0 5.0
 Min, Max 0–53 2–47 0–53
 p valuea 0.56
Frequency of stone events during past year, n (%)
 0 event 16 (76.2) 8 (53.3) 24 (66.7)
 1 event 4 (19.0) 2 (13.3) 6 (16.7)
 2 event 0 (0.0) 4 (26.7) 4 (11.1)
 ≥3 event 1 (4.8) 1 (6.7) 2 (5.6)
 p valuea 0.08
Stone events during past three years
 n 21 15 36
 Mean (SD) 2.0 (3.53) 1.7 (2.05) 1.9 (2.97)
 Median 1.0 1.0 1.0
 Min, Max 0–16 0–7 0–16
 p valuea 0.92
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mL/min/1.73 m2
 n 21 15 36
 Mean (SD) 111.6 (48.60) 109.6 (40.26) 110.8 (44.71)
 Median 121.0 103.0 107.0
 Min, Max 36–188 44–203 36–203
 p valuea 0.822
Renal function during the past year, n (%)
 Stable 20 (95.2) 15 (100) 35 (97.2)
 Worsening 1 (4.8) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.8)
 p valuea 0.40
CKD stage, n (%)
 Stage I (eGFR ≥ 90) 14 (66.7) 11 (73.3) 25 (69.4)
 Stage II (eGFR ≥ 60, <90) 3 (14.3) 3 (20.0) 6 (16.7)
 Stage III (eGFR ≥ 30, <60) 4 (19.0) 1 (6.7) 5 (13.9)
 p valuea 0.44
Urinary oxalate excretion (mmol/24 h/1.73 m2) at baseline
 n 19 12
 Mean (SD) 1.88 (0.50) 1.62 (0.52)
 Median 1.74 1.56
 Min, Max 1.1–2.8 1.1–2.5
 p valuea 0.32

eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, SD standard deviation

a p value obtained in post hoc analyses

b Time since diagnosis was the date of screening minus the date of diagnosis; one patient was diagnosed after screening and hence, there was one negative value