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. 2020 Nov 13;6(3):1–10. doi: 10.1001/jamacardio.2020.5864

Table. Clinical Profiles in the DAPA-HF Trial and GWTG-HF Registry.

Characteristic Patients, No. (%)
DAPA-HF trial population (n = 4744) GWTG-HF registry
DAPA-HF trial eligible (n = 68 383) FDA label candidates (n = 125 497)
Enrollment period 2017-2018 2014-2019 2014-2019
Sites 410 Sites, 20 countries 406 Sites across US 406 Sites across US
Demographic characteristics
Age, mean (SD), y 66 (11) 69 (15) 68 (15)
Women 1109 (23.4) 24 611 (36.0) 42 016 (33.5)
Race/ethnicity
White 3333 (70.3) 42 076 (61.5) 76 575 (61.0)
Black 226 (4.8) 17 586 (25.7) 33 356 (26.6)
Asian 1116 (23.5) 930 (1.4) 1616 (1.3)
Other 69 (1.5) 7791 (11.4) 13 950 (11.1)
North America 677 (14.3) 68 383 (100) 125 497 (100)
Medical history
Current smokinga 693 (14.6) 15 514 (22.7) 30 022 (23.9)
Atrial fibrillation 1818 (38.3) 23 085 (33.8) 43 894 (35.0)
Hypertension 3523 (74.3) 55 181 (80.7) 100 645 (80.2)
Diabetesb 2139 (45.1) 28 471 (41.6) 51 609 (41.1)
COPD or asthmac 585 (12.3) 21 321 (31.2) 39 888 (31.8)
History
Myocardial infarction 2092 (44.1) 16 085 (23.5) 31 059 (24.7)
Stroke or transient ischemic attackd 466 (9.8) 10 132 (14.8) 18 729 (14.9)
PCI 1624 (34.2) 13 181 (19.3) 26 033 (20.7)
CABG 799 (16.8) 12 939 (18.9) 24 622 (19.6)
Other clinical characteristicse
Ischemic HF etiology 2674 (56.4) 36 554 (53.5) 69 450 (55.3)
Left ventricular ejection fraction, mean (SD), % 31 (7) 27 (9) 26 (9)
BMI, mean (SD) 28 (6) 29 (8) 29 (8)
Systolic blood pressure, mean (SD), mm Hg 122 (16) 121 (18) 118 (191)
Heart rate, mean (SD), beats/min 72 (12) 80 (16) 80 (15)
eGFR, median (IQR), mL/min/1.73 m2 66 (20)f 59 (45-77) 59 (45-77)
Potassium, mean (SD), mEq/L 4.5 (0.5) 4.1 (0.5) 4.1 (0.5)
Background therapiesg
ARNI 508 (10.7) 3793 (5.5) 7818 (6.2)
ACEi or ARB 3934 (82.9) 44 870 (65.6) 81 094 (64.6)
β-Blocker 4558 (96.1) 60 568 (88.6) 110 625 (88.1)
MRA 3370 (71.0) 22 224 (32.5) 45 039 (35.9)
Digoxin 887 (18.7) 4571 (6.7) 10 244 (8.2)
Isosorbide dinitrate and hydralazine NA 7290 (10.7) 13 697 (10.9)
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillatorh 953 (20.1) 14 877 (21.8) 35 873 (28.6)
In-hospital outcomes and dispositioni
Hospital length of stay, median (IQR) NA 4 (3-6) 4 (3-6)
Disposition
Death NA 1685 (2.5) 2291 (1.8)
Hospice NA 967 (1.4) 2917 (2.3)
Other health care facility NA 9704 (14.2) 17 189 (13.7)
Home NA 55 958 (81.8) 102 986 (82.1)
Missing NA 69 (0.1) 114 (0.1)

Abbreviations: ACEi, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; ARNI, angiotensin-receptor neprilysin inhibitor; BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared); CABG, coronary artery bypass graft; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; DAPA-HF, Dapagliflozin and Prevention of Adverse Outcomes in Heart Failure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; GWTG-HF, Get With the Guidelines–Heart Failure; HF, heart failure; IQR, interquartile range; MRA, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.

SI conversion factor: To convert potassium to millimoles per liter, multiply by 1.0.

a

In GWTG-HF, this variable reflects recent history (within 12 months) or current cigarette smoking.

b

In both populations, this variable includes incident cases identified at screening or during hospitalization.

c

In DAPA-HF, this variable includes COPD alone.

d

In DAPA-HF, this variable includes stroke alone.

e

Vital signs and laboratory parameters were assessed at discharge. If not available, the closest value to discharge was considered.

f

Data reported as mean (SD).

g

Data were missing in 52 651 of 154 714 patients (34.0%) for ARNI use, 4539 of 154 714 patients (2.9%) for ACEi or ARB use, 4459 of 154 714 patients (2.9%) for β-blocker use, and 5774 of 154 714 patients (3.7%) for MRA use.

h

In GWTG-HF, this variable includes cardiac resynchronization therapy with defibrillator.

i

In-hospital outcomes and disposition were not relevant to the DAPA-HF trial population given enrollment of patients with chronic HFrEF.