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Table 1 Patient Demographics and Baseline Characteristics

From: Safety and efficacy of guanfacine extended-release in adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: an open-label, long-term, phase 3 extension study

Characteristic

Former placebo patientsa

(N = 88)

Former GXR patientsa

(N = 62)

New patients

(N = 41)

All patients

(N = 191)

Male, n (%)

56 (63.6)

47 (75.8)

27 (65.9)

130 (68.1)

Age, y, mean (SD)

34.2 (10.1)

30.6 (8.2)

34.3 (9.2)

33.1 (9.4)

 <30 y, n (%)

32 (36.4)

32 (51.6)

15 (36.6)

79 (41.4)

 30 to <40 y, n (%)

31 (35.2)

18 (29.0)

13 (31.7)

62 (32.5)

 ≥40 y, n (%)

25 (28.4)

12 (19.4)

13 (31.7)

50 (26.2)

Previous disease recorded in medical history, yes, n (%)

46 (52.3)

29 (46.8)

16 (39.0)

91 (47.6)

Prior ADHD medicationb, yes, n (%)

42 (47.7)

30 (48.4)

19 (46.3)

91 (47.6)

 Atomoxetine

24 (27.3)

15 (24.2)

11 (26.8)

50 (26.2)

 Methylphenidate

22 (25.0)

15 (24.2)

10 (24.4)

47 (24.6)

 Other

0

3 (4.8)

0

3 (1.6)

ADHD presentation, n (%)

 Combined presentation

46 (52.3)

31 (50.0)

20 (48.8)

97 (50.8)

 Predominantly inattentive presentation

40 (45.5)

29 (46.8)

21 (51.2)

90 (47.1)

 Predominantly hyperactive-impulsive presentation

2 (2.3)

2 (3.2)

0

4 (2.1)

Baseline ADHD-RS-IV total score, mean (SD)

32 (7.1)

31.7 (6.0)

32.8 (5.9)

32.1 (6.5)

 <30, n (%)

41 (46.6)

30 (48.4)

12 (29.3)

83 (42.5)

 ≥30, n (%)

47 (53.4)

32 (51.6)

29 (70.7)

108 (56.5)

  1. ADHD Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, ADHD-RS-IV Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Rating Scale IV with Adult Prompts, DBT Double-blind trial, GXR Guanfacine extended-release, SD Standard deviation
  2. a Baseline data are at enrollment in the previous DBT
  3. b Patients might have more than one prior ADHD medication