Baseline Kidney Function, Albuminuria, and Urine Albumin-Creatinine Ratio Reduction with Finerenone, Empagliflozin, or Both: Post Hoc Analyses of CONFIDENCE Trial
Abstract
KEY POINTS: We assessed whether baseline urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) and eGFR modify treatment effects on UACR reduction and safety in the CONFIDENCE trial. Higher baseline eGFR or UACR, age, female sex, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease were associated with greater albuminuria lowering at 6 months (180 days). Treatment effects on efficacy and safety were consistent, with no significant heterogeneity across baseline UACR or eGFR groups.
BACKGROUND: In the CONFIDENCE trial, simultaneous initiation of finerenone (10 or 20 mg) and empagliflozin (10 mg) was superior to either monotherapy in reducing albuminuria at 180 days in participants with type 2 diabetes and CKD. In this analysis, we evaluated whether baseline urine albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) and eGFR were associated with the magnitude of UACR reduction, and whether baseline UACR and eGFR modify the effect of combination treatment.
METHODS: In this post hoc analysis of the CONFIDENCE trial ( n =796), linear mixed-effects models were used to evaluate the effects of baseline UACR and eGFR on the change in UACR from baseline using subgroups on the basis of clinically relevant thresholds of UACR (<300 versus ≥300 mg/g) and eGFR (<60 versus ≥60 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 ). Logistic regression models were used to assess the odds of achieving UACR reductions at day 180.
RESULTS: At day 180, higher baseline eGFR (per 10 ml/min per 1.73 m 2 ) was independently associated with a -7% (95% confidence interval [CI],…
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