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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients involved in the study

From: Comparative analysis of the phosphate-binding effects of sucroferric oxyhydroxide, ferric citrate, and lanthanum carbonate

 

n = 309 (FC = 101, SF = 82, LC = 126)

Mean ± SD

Age (years)

FC

62.9 ± 12.8

SF

63.6 ± 13.3

LC

61.7 ± 11.4

Total

62.6 ± 12.4

BMI (kg/m2)

FC

23.1 ± 4.4

SF

22.7 ± 4.6

LC

23.7 ± 3.8

Total

23.2 ± 4.2

HD duration (months)

FC

59.5 ± 55.0

SF

70.6 ± 78.9

LC

71.4 ± 54.9

Total

67.3 ± 62.1

Hb g/dL

FC

10.7 ± 1.0

SF

11.0 ± 1.2

LC

10.9 ± 0.9

Total

10.9 ± 1.0

Pi mg/dL

FC

6.172 ± 1.6339

SF

6.216 ± 1.2109

LC

5.948 ± 1.4938

Total

6.093 ± 1.4726

Gender

 

F

M

FC

27.7%

72.3%

SF

37.8%

62.2%

LC

27.0%

73.0%

DM/non-DM

 

Non-DM

DM

FC

68.3%

31.7%

SF

62.2%

37.8%

LC

57.1%

42.9%

Combined drug

FC

65/101

64.4%

SF

57/82

69.5%

LC

54/126

42.9%

Total

176/311

57.0%

  1. Combined drug: includes sevelamer and a Ca-containing drug
  2. DM diabetes mellitus, BMI body mass index, HD hemodialysis