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Table 1 Demographic and selected characteristics of patients with HRS in the population PK analysis

From: Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic analyses of terlipressin in patients with hepatorenal syndrome

Variable

Statistic or category

Study 1 (n = 29)

Study 2 (n = 40)

Total (N = 69)

Weight, kg

Mean

89.1

89.4

89.3

Range

58.0–170.0

43.0–134.0

 43.0–170.0

Age, years

Mean

49.9

56.4

53.7

Range

23–66

40–73

23–73

Age Group, n (%)

Age <65 years

27 (93.1)

33 (82.5)

60 (87.0)

Age ≥65  years

2 (6.9)

7 (17.5)

9 (13.0)

Sex, n (%)

Male

23 (79.3)

17 (42.5)

40 (58.0)

Female

6 (20.7)

23 (57.5)

29 (42.0)

Race, n (%)

White

26 (89.7)

31 (79.5)

57 (83.8)

Black

3 (10.3)

5 (12.8)

8 (11.8)

Asian

0 (0.0)

2 (5.1)

2 (2.9)

Other

0 (0.0)

1 (2.6)

1 (1.5)

Creatinine clearance, mL/min

Mean

33.5

28.7

30.8

Range

10.0–57.0

9.7–57.6

9.7–57.6

Child-Pugh score

Mean

11.4

10.5

10.9

Range

8–15

6–15

 6–15

Dosing frequency

NA

Every 6 h

PK sampling schedule

NA

Days 3, 6, 9, and 14 (or last treatment day, whichever came first). The sampling time points for each day included one time point from group A and one time point from group B.

TIMEPOINT 1: 0.083, 0.5, 1.0, 2.0 h

TIMEPOINT 2: 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 6.0 h

Day 1: The sampling time points for each day included one time point from TIMEPOINTS A or B or C:

TIMEPOINT A: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 min (± 1 min)

TIMEPOINT B (early phase): 0.5, 1, 1.5, and 2 h (± 5 min)

TIMEPOINT C (late phase): 3, 3.5, 4, and 5 h (± 10 min)

NA

  1. HRS, hepatorenal syndrome; NA, not applicable; PK, pharmacokinetic