Table 2.
Patient characteristics (N = 151)
| Characteristic | n (%)a |
|---|---|
| Age (years)b | |
| Mean (SD) | 55.3 (18.3) |
| Median (range) | 58.5 (71) |
| Age distribution | |
| < 65 years | 97 (64.2) |
| ≥ 65 years | 54 (35.8) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 82 (54.3) |
| Female | 69 (45.7) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Not hispanic or latino | 138 (91.4) |
| Hispanic or latino | 6 (4.0) |
| Unknown | 4 (2.6) |
| Not reported | 3 (2.0) |
| Race | |
| White | 117 (77.5) |
| Black or African American | 21 (13.9) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 (2.6) |
| Asian | 1 (0.7) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0 |
| Other | 8 (5.3) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | |
| Mean (SD) | 28.7 (8.5) |
| Median (IQR) | 27.3 (9.6) |
| Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | |
| n | 111 |
| Mean (SD) | 1.0 (0.8) |
| Median (IQR) | 0.8 (0.5) |
| Creatinine clearance (mL/min) | |
| n | 110 |
| Mean (SD) | 126.1 (89.6) |
| Median (IQR) | 108.5 (96) |
| Common comorbiditiesc | |
| Hypertension | 70 (46.4) |
| Type 2 diabetes mellitus | 46 (30.5) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 24 (15.9) |
| Drug abuser | 22 (14.6) |
| Atrial fibrillation | 21 (13.9) |
| Renal failure, chronic | 21 (13.9) |
| Myocardial infarction | 19 (12.6) |
| Cardiac failure, congestive | 17 (11.3) |
| Cerebrovascular accident | 17 (11.3) |
| Hepatitis C | 16 (10.6) |
BMI body mass index, IQR interquartile range, SD standard deviation
aUnless otherwise noted
bFor 1 patient, age was reported only as ≥ 90 years old
cComorbidities that occurred in ≥ 10% of patients