Table 1

Baseline characteristics for all participants completing titration and follow-up visits: stratified by urine protein to creatinine ratio goal

VariableTotalMet UPCR goalAbove UPCR goal
Participants (n)24 (100%)18 (75%)6 (24%)
Age at baseline (years)43.1 (39.5–46.7)43.6 (39.4–47.8)41.7 (31.9–51.1)
Males15 (63%)10 (56%)5 (83%)
Blacks3 (13%)2 (11%)1 (17%)
Duration on agalsidase-beta (years)3.1 (0.3–4.4)2.9 (0.3–4.8)3.6 (1.4–4.1)
Agalsidase-beta started at age (years)42.8 (36.1–47.5)43.3 (38.0–47.9)37.2 (33.5–47.2)
Qualification values (historical data)
 Urine protein–creatinine ratio (g/g)1.5 (1.1–2.3)1.4 (1.0–2.3)1.9 (1.5–2.3)
 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)71 (56–93)71 (55–94)73 (56–92)
 Interval before enrolment (years)1.0 (0.1–2.2)0.6 (0.1–1.6)2.2 (1.8–2.4)
Initial baseline values (visit–3)
 Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)112 (103–128)110 (100–130)119 (112–121)
 Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)73 (64–77)72 (63–82)73 (68–75)
 Serum potassium (mEq/L)4.2 (4.0–4.5)4.2 (4.1–4.4)4.0 (3.8–4.9)
 Urine protein–creatinine ratio (g/g)0.7 (0.4–1.3)0.6 (0.3–1.1)1.2 (0.4–2.3)
 Urine albumin–creatinine ratio (mg/g)263 (73–759)124 (49–555)759 (459–1398)
 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)69 (53–93)69 (56–92)a62 (46–93)
 Historical eGFR slope (N) (mL/min/1.73 m2/year;) N=12−6.2 (12) (−8.4 to −2.7)−7.1 (7) (−9.3 to −5.4)−3.2 (5) (−6.9 to −2.3)
Averaged treatment values
 Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)112 (104–124)112 (103–127)112 (107–117)
 Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)71 (63–73)71 (62–78)70 (64–73)
 Serum potassium (mEq/L)4.4 (3.9–4.7)4.4 (4.0–4.7)4.3 (3.8–4.9)
 UPCR (g/g)0.5 (0.3–0.9)0.4 (0.2–0.5)0.9 (0.7–1.5)
 ACR (mg/g)267 (123–637)226 (81–365)579 (454–733)
 eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)65 (44–83)67 (48–83)46 (40–78)
  • Continuous variables presented as median (25th–75th centile). Duration of enzyme replacement therapy (years), interval between starting agalsidase-beta at 1 mg/kg every other week and initial baseline visit

  • p<0.05 for differences in medians, comparing groups at and above UPCR goal with two-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum test (shown in bold). Qualification values indicate values recorded before enrolment based on local chart review. UPCR goal defined as UPCR for first treatment visit ≤0.5 g/g or averaged treatment UPCR ≤50% of baseline UPCR or averaged treatment UPCR ≤0.5 g/g.ACR, albumin to creatinine ratio; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate (mL/min/1.73 m2); UPCR, urine protein to creatinine ratio.