Table 1 Baseline characteristics

From: The SGLT2 inhibitor dapagliflozin in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: a multicenter randomized trial

Baseline characteristics

Dapagliflozin (n = 162)

Placebo (n = 162)

Demographics

 Age, years

69 (64, 77)

71 (63, 78)

 Women

92 (56.8%)

92 (56.8%)

 White

108 (67.1%)

109 (69.0%)

 African American

50 (31.1%)

47 (29.7%)

Medical history

 Duration of HF, years

3.0 (1.1, 6.5)

3.2 (1.0, 6.6)

 Previous hospitalization for HF

98 (60.5%)

83 (51.2%)

 Ejection fraction, %

60 (55, 65)

60 (54, 65)

 Ischemic heart disease

32 (19.8%)

31 (19.1%)

 T2D

90 (55.6%)

91 (56.2%)

 AF

82 (50.6%)

89 (54.9%)

 ICD

7 (4.3%)

9 (5.6%)

Baseline HF/CV medications

 ACE-I/ARB

98 (60.5%)

98 (60.5%)

 ARNI

2 (1.2%)

3 (1.9%)

 Beta-blockers

119 (73.5%)

116 (71.6%)

 Hydralazine

25 (15.4%)

18 (11.1%)

 Long-acting nitrates

34 (21.0%)

27 (16.7%)

 MRA

50 (30.9%)

68 (42.0%)

 Loop diuretics

151 (93.2%)

135 (83.3%)

 Lipid-lowering agents

132 (81.5%)

127 (78.4%)

 Anticoagulant agents

71 (43.8%)

84 (51.9%)

Physical examination

 BMI, median IQR

35.1 (30.4, 41.8)

34.6 (29.7, 40.4)

 Heart rate

70 (61, 77)

68 (62, 75)

 Systolic blood pressure

134 (120, 152)

132 (118, 148)

Baseline laboratory studies

 NTproBNP, pg ml–1, overall

641 (373, 1210)

710 (329, 1449)

 NTproBNP, pg ml–1, AF

830 (555, 1711)

816 (481, 1687)

 NTproBNP, pg ml–1, no AF

438 (269, 750)

485 (263, 1168)

 BNP, pg ml–1, overall

137 (81, 222)

151 (90, 254)

 BNP, pg ml–1, AF

169 (109,255)

151 (104, 258)

 BNP, pg ml–1, no AF

107 (67, 179)

161 (77, 241)

 eGFR, ml min–1

56 (42, 69)

54 (41, 69)

 Hemoglobin A1c, %

6.0 (5.6, 7.3)

6.2 (5.6, 7.1)

 Hemoglobin, g dl–1

12.7 (11.5, 13.9)

12.6 (11.6, 13.8)

Functional measures

 NYHA Class II

96 (59.3%)

90 (55.6%)

 NYHA Class III/IV

65 (40.1%)

72 (44.4%)

 KCCQ-OS

63.2 ± 20.4

62.3 ± 20.6

 KCCQ-CS

63.4 ± 19.7

61.8 ± 20.3

 6MWT (m), median (IQR)

244 (165, 329)

244 (154, 317)

  1. Values are shown as absolute numbers (percentages) and median (IQR) or mean ± s.d.
  2. ICD, internal cardiac defibrillator.
  3. *Blood pressure and heart rate were measured from noninvasive cuff measumrents for patients in sinus rhythm and from manual pulse and blood pressure for patients in AF.