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. 2021 Sep 21;7(3):e001714. doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2021-001714

Table 2.

Patient baseline characteristics and patient-reported outcome and ambulatory function scores at baseline

Characteristic/outcome Burosumab (n=68) Placebo (n=66) Total cohort (N=134) Treatment extension cohort (n=119)*
Baseline characteristic
Age, years
 Mean (SD) 41.3 (11.6) 38.7 (12.8) 40.0 (12.2) 40.5 (12.2)
 Range 20.0–63.4 18.5–65.5 18.5–65.5 18.5–65.5
Female, n (%) 44 (64.7) 43 (65.2) 87 (64.9) 77 (64.7)
Geographic region, n (%)
 North America/Europe 58 (85.3) 58 (87.9) 116 (86.6) 101 (84.9)
 Asia 6 (8.8) 5 (7.6) 18 (13.4) 18 (15.1)
Height (cm), mean (SD)† 152.2 (9.5) 152.7 (11.8) 152.4 (10.7) 152.1 (11.0)
BMI, mean (SD)† 30.0 (7.5) 30.6 (7.8) 30.3 (7.6) 30.6 (7.8)
Serum phosphate (mg/dL), mean (SD) 2.0 (0.3) 1.9 (0.3) 2.0 (0.3) 2.0 (0.3)
WOMAC, mean (SD)
 Total score 51.8 (18.3) 46.2 (17.7) 49.1 (18.2) 49.2 (18.4)
 Physical functioning 50.8 (19.7) 43.9 (19.9) 47.4 (20.0) 47.6 (20.3)
 Stiffness 64.7 (20.3) 61.4 (20.8) 63.1 (20.5) 62.6 (20.8)
 Pain 50.7 (18.0) 48.0 (15.5) 49.3 (16.8) 49.3 (16.8)
Pain scores
BPI-SF worst pain (average)
 Mean (SD) 6.8 (1.3) 6.5 (1.4) 6.7 (1.4) 6.7 (1.4)
 ≤6.0, n (%) 15 (22.1) 23 (34.8) 38 (28.4) 33 (27.7)
 >6.0, n (%) 53 (77.9) 43 (65.2) 96 (71.6) 86 (72.3)
BPI-SF worst pain (greatest)
 Mean (SD) 8.1 (1.2) 8.0 (1.5) 8.0 (1.3) 8.0 (1.3)
BPI-SF pain interference, mean (SD) 5.2 (2.2) 4.8 (2.2) 5.0 (2.2) 5.1 (2.2)
Any pain medication use, n (%) 47 (69.1) 44 (66.7) 91 (67.9) 81 (68.1)
Opioid use, n (%) 17 (25.0) 13 (19.7) 30 (22.4) 26 (21.8)
Fatigue scores, mean (SD)
 BFI global fatigue 5.4 (2.0) 4.9 (1.9) 5.1 (2.0) 5.1 (2.0)
 BFI worst fatigue (average) 6.9 (1.7) 6.7 (1.5) 6.8 (1.6) 6.9 (1.6)
 BFI worst fatigue (greatest) 8.2 (1.4) 8.2 (1.3) 8.2 (1.3) 8.2 (1.4)
 BFI fatigue interference 5.0 (2.3) 4.5 (2.3) 4.8 (2.3) 4.8 (2.3)
Ambulatory function, mean (SD)
 6MWT distance walked, m 356.8 (109.5) 367.4 (103.4) 362.0 (106.3) 358.9 (108.3)
 6MWT percentage predicted distance, % 51.4 (15.8) 52.3 (14.9) 51.8 (15.3) 51.5 (15.7)

WOMAC range, 0–100, where 0 represents best health; BPI-SF range, 0–10, with 10 indicating worst pain; BFI range, 0–10, with 10 indicating worst fatigue.

*Subjects who completed the 96-week study extension period.

†Height and BMI were not recorded at baseline for one participant in each group.

6MWT, 6 min walk test; BFI, Brief Fatigue Inventory; BMI, body mass index; BPI-SF, Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form; WOMAC, Western Ontario and the McMaster Universities Osteoarthritis Index.