Table 2.

Patient outcomes for treatment groups.

Patient OutcomesNever Taking Therapy, n = 11,192< 80% Time Taking Therapy, n = 3902≥ 80% Time Taking Therapy, n = 1092Total Patients, n = 16,186p
Primary outcome, n (%)350 (3.1)188 (4.8)42 (3.8)580 (3.6)< 0.0001*
Primary outcome category, n (%)n = 350n = 188n = 42n = 5800.33*
  30% reduction in GFR level from baseline347 (99.1)185 (98.4)42 (100)574 (99)
  GFR level < 15 ml/min/1.72 m2 or dialysis3 (0.9)3 (1.6)0 (0)6 (1)
Median followup, days812885822831
Development of other outcomes, n (%)n = 11,192n = 3902n = 1092n = 16,186< 0.0001*
  Development of cancer40 (0.4)24 (0.6)4 (0.4)68 (0.4)
  Death146 (1.3)42 (1.1)9 (0.8)197 (1.2)
  Glomerular nephritis813 (7.3)348 (8.9)135 (12.4)1296 (8)
  Other transplant10 (0.1)1 (0)1 (0.1)12 (0.1)
  No outcomes10176 (90.9)3485 (89.3)940 (86.1)14601 (90.2)
sUA leveln = 11,192n = 3902n = 1092n = 16,186
  sUA level, mg/dl, at baseline8.1 (1.02)8.9 (1.30)9.2 (1.43)8.3 (1.20)< 0.0001**
  sUA level, mg/dl, mean (SD) last value7.2 (1.58)7.2 (1.76)6.0 (1.40)7.1 (1.64)< 0.0001**
  Net decrease in sUA0.9 (1.59)1.7 (1.98)3.1 (1.78)1.2 (1.82)< 0.0001**
  At goal, < 6 mg/dl, n (%)2447 (21.9)1088 (27.9)584 (53.5)4119 (25.4)< 0.0001**
  • * Fisher’s exact test, comparing never treated vs ≥ 80%.

  • ** Kruskal-Wallis test. sUA: serum uric acid; GFR: glomerular filtration rate.