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. 2021 Apr 1;42(13):1216–1227. doi: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab094

Table 1.

Baseline characteristics

Characteristic Dapagliflozin (N = 2152) Placebo (N = 2152) Total (N = 4304)

Age (years), mean (SD)

 ≤65 years, n (%)

 >65 years, n (%)

61.8 (12.1)

1247 (57.9)

905 (42.1)

61.9 (12.1)

1239 (57.6)

913 (42.4)

61.8 (12.1)

2486 (57.8)

1818 (42.2)

Female sex, n (%) 709 (32.9) 716 (33.3) 1425 (33.1)

Region, n (%)

 Europe

 North America

 Latin America

 Asia

610 (28.3)

401 (18.6)

449 (20.9)

692 (32.2)

623 (28.9)

412 (19.1)

463 (21.5)

654 (30.4)

1233 (28.6)

813 (18.9)

912 (21.2)

1346 (31.3)

Weight (kg), mean (SD) 81.5 (20.1) 82.0 (20.9) 81.7 (20.5)
Current smoker, n (%) 283 (13.2) 301 (14.0) 584 (13.6)

Blood pressure (mmHg), mean (SD)

 Systolic

 Diastolic

136.7 (17.5)

77.5 (10.7)

137.4 (17.3)

77.5 (10.3)

137.1 (17.4)

77.5 (10.5)

HbA1c (%), mean (SD) 7.1 (1.7) 7.0 (1.7) 7.1 (1.7)
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2), mean (SD) 43.2 (12.3) 43.0 (12.4) 43.1 (12.4)
Urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (mg/g), median (Q1–Q3) 965 (472–1903) 934 (482–1868) 949 (477–1885)
Type 2 diabetes diagnosis, n (%) 1455 (67.6) 1451 (67.4) 2906 (67.5)

CKD aetiologya, n (%)

 Diabetic nephropathy

 Ischaemic/hypertensive nephropathy

 Chronic glomerulonephritis

 Other/unknown

1271 (59.1)

324 (15.1)

343 (15.9)

214 (9.9)

1239 (57.6)

363 (16.9)

352 (16.4)

198 (9.2)

2510 (58.3)

687 (16.0)

695 (16.1)

412 (9.6)

History of cardiovascular disease, n (%) 813 (37.8) 797 (37.0) 1610 (37.4)
History of heart failure, n (%) 235 (10.9) 233 (10.8) 468 (10.9)
History of myocardial infarction, n (%) 185 (8.6) 207 (9.6) 392 (9.1)
History of stroke, n (%) 125 (5.8) 140 (6.5) 265 (6.2)

Baseline medication, n (%)

 ACE inhibitor

 ARB

 Diuretic

 Statin

673 (31.3)

1444 (67.1)

928 (43.1)

1395 (64.8)

681 (31.6)

1426 (66.3)

954 (44.3)

1399 (65.0)

1354 (31.5)

2870 (66.7)

1882 (43.7)

2794 (64.9)

a

Most likely aetiology as reported by investigators.

ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin II receptor blocker; CKD, chronic kidney disease; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c, glycated haemoglobin; SD, standard deviation.