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Table 2 Effect of baseline characteristics on treatment response represented as the percentage of mITT subjects in each subgroup achieving sUA <6.0 mg/dL at Final Visit

From: The urate-lowering efficacy and safety of febuxostat in the treatment of the hyperuricemia of gout: the CONFIRMS trial

Variable

Febuxostat 40 mg daily

N = 757

Febuxostat 80 mg daily

N = 756

Allopurinol 300/200 mg daily

N = 755

  

% (n/N)

 

Renal Function a

   

   Moderately Impaired

43.1 (56/130)

71.3 (97/136)

31.6 (43/136)

   Mildly Impaired

52.1 (182/349)

71.7 (263/367)

46.3 (169/365)

   Normal

37.4 (104/278)

58.1 (147/253)

41.7 (106/254)

Baseline Serum Urate (mg/dL) a

   

   <9.0

60.1 (170/283)

80.4 (225/280)

52.7 (144/273)

   9.0 to <10.0

47.1 (106/225)

70.7 (157/222)

40.5 (102/252)

   ≥10.0

26.5 (66/249)

49.2 (125/254)

31.3 (72/230)

Baseline Tophus a

   

   No

48.1 (284/591)

69.8 (414/593)

44.6 (271/607)

   Yes

34.9 (58/166)

57.1 (93/163)

31.8 (47/148)

Completed Prior Febuxostat Study a

   

   No

43.4 (286/659)

65.7 (439/668)

40.8 (271/665)

   Yes

57.1 (56/98)

77.3 (68/88)

52.2 (47/90)

  1. aVariable had a significant (P < 0.001) overall effect on attainment of the primary endpoint. After adjusting for the variable, febuxostat 80 mg remained statistically significant compared to both febuxostat 40 mg and allopurinol.