Table 1

Event rates in standard strategy and treatment effect estimates of cinacalcet strategy

Annual event rates in standard strategy, first (subsequent) eventEffect size as measured by HR (95% CI), cinacalcet strategy versus standard strategySource
Health stateITTLag-censoringITT unadjustedITT covariate-adjusted*Lag-censoring*
All-cause death0.10 (NA)0.10 (NA)0.94 (0.85 to 1.04)0.87 (0.78 to 0.97)0.80 (0.69 to 0.91)17
Cardiovascular event†0.08 (0.43)0.10 (0.57)0.86 (0.76 to 0.98)0.85 (0.74 to 0.97)0.78 (0.67 to 0.91)17
Bone fracture0.04 (0.11)0.04 (0.11)0.89 (0.75 to 1.07)0.86 (0.72 to 1.04)0.73 (0.59 to 0.92)17
Parathyroidectomy0.05 (NA)0.05 (NA)0.44 (0.36 to 0.54)0.42 (0.34 to 0.51)0.25 (0.19 to 0.33)17
  • *Adjusted for baseline covariates: age, sex, race, region, body mass index, time on dialysis, history of CV disease, blood pressure, diabetes, retinopathy, tobacco use, type of vascular access, HDL, calcium–phosphate product and albumin.

  • †Myocardial infarction, hospitalisation for unstable angina, heart failure or peripheral vascular event.

  • CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; ITT, intent to treat.