Table 1 Baseline patient demographics

From: Antihypertensive effects and safety of esaxerenone in patients with moderate kidney dysfunction

 

Esaxerenone

 

Monotherapy (n = 33)

Add-on therapy (n = 58)

Male, n (%)

24 (72.7)

45 (77.6)

Age, years

63.9 ± 7.9

68.0 ± 7.7

 ≥65 years, n (%)

17 (51.5)

41 (70.7)

Body mass index, kg/m2

25.7 ± 3.1

25.2 ± 3.9

 ≥25 kg/m2, n (%)

16 (48.5)

29 (50.0)

Systolic BP, mmHg

153.6 ± 7.3

159.4 ± 10.9

 ≥160 mmHg, n (%)

7 (21.2)

30 (51.7)

Diastolic BP, mmHg

93.4 ± 6.7

91.8 ± 7.3

 ≥100 mmHg, n (%)

6 (18.2)

8 (13.8)

eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2

51.9 ± 7.2

50.9 ± 6.5

 <45 mL/min/1.73 m2, n (%)

7 (21.2)

12 (20.7)

Serum K+, mEq/L

4.2 ± 0.3

4.3 ± 0.3

 ≥4.5 mEq/L, n (%)

5 (15.2)

17 (29.3)

Hypertension duration, years

11.4 ± 10.7

11.0 ± 6.6

Pretreatment with antihypertensive agents, n (%)

24 (72.7)

51 (87.9)

 ARB

56 (96.6)

 ACEi

2 (3.4)

Diabetes, n (%)

13 (39.4)

13 (22.4)

HbA1c, %

6.1 ± 0.8

5.8 ± 0.5

 ≥6.9%, n (%)

7 (21.2)

2 (3.4)

Blood glucose, mg/dL

115.6 ± 20.5

104.2 ± 17.7

UACR, mg/g•Cr

16.7 ± 33.5

49.5 ± 112.1a

 ≥30 mg/g•Cr, n (%)

3 (9.1)

13 (22.4)a

Plasma aldosterone concentration, pg/mL

108.1 ± 45.0

93.9 ± 34.7

Plasma renin activity, ng/mL/h

0.8 ± 0.7

1.6 ± 1.6b

  1. Values are means ± SDs or numbers of patients (%)
  2. ACEi angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor, ARB angiotensin II receptor blocker, BP blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c glycated hemoglobin, UACR urine albumin-to-creatine ratio
  3. an = 57
  4. bn = 55