Statistics | ITT Population (N = 126) | PP Population (N = 93) | ||
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Darbepoetin alfa (n = 63) | Erythropoietin alfa (n = 63) | Darbepoetin alfa (n = 47) | Erythropoietin alfa (n = 46) | |
Baseline | ||||
 n | 56 | 53 | 47 | 46 |
 Mean (SD) | 8.39 (0.90) | 8.80 (0.89) | 8.39 (0.85) | 8.72 (0.91) |
End of first evaluation visit | ||||
 n | 55 | 51 | 47 | 46 |
 Mean (SD) | 10.20 (1.74) | 10.61 (1.55) | 10.33 (1.42) | 10.90 (0.95) |
Within group comparison | ||||
 p-value# | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 | <.0001 |
 Mean change | 1.84 | 1.85 | 1.94 | 2.18 |
 95% CI | [1.36–2.32] | [1.37–2.33] | [1.48–2.40] | [1.84–2.53] |
Between group comparison | ||||
 Mean change | −0.01 | −0.24 | ||
 95% CI | [−0.68–0.66] | [− 0.81–0.32] | ||
 p-value** | 0.9703 | 0.3985 |