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Table 1 Demographic data and baseline characteristics of study population

From: Patterns of use, effectiveness and safety of gadolinium contrast agents: a European prospective cross-sectional multicentre observational study

Subjects recruited, N (%)

2118 (100)

Country, n (%)

 Poland

770 (36.4)

 Italy

547 (25.8)

 Germany

427 (20.2)

 Spain

219 (10.3)

 France

155 (7.3)

Sex, n (%)

 Female

1261 (59.5)

 Male

857 (40.5)

Age, years, mean (SD)

55 (15.8)

Age category, n (%)

 0–18 years

12 (0.6)

 19–59 years

1191 (56.2)

 ≥ 60 years

915 (43.2)

Height, meters, mean (SD)

1.7 (0.1)

Weight, kg, mean (SD)

73.7 (15.4)

BMI, kg/m2, mean (SD)

25.9 (4.7)

BMI category, n (%)

 Underweight (BMI < 18.5)

41 (1.9)

 Normal (BMI ≥ 18.5–< 25)

927 (43.8)

 Overweight (BMI ≥ 25–< 30)

810 (38.2)

 Obese (BMI ≥ 30)

340 (16.1)

Comorbidity, n (%)

 Hypertension

350 (16.5)

 Allergy

159 (7.5)

 Previous allergy to iodine media

12 (0.6)

 Previous allergy to GBCA

2 (0.1)

 Malignancy/cancer

140 (6.6)

 Diabetes mellitus

114 (5.4)

 Neurological symptom

76 (3.6)

 Heart failure

26 (1.2)

 Autoimmune disease

25 (1.2)

 Renal impairment

16 (0.8)

 eGFR < 30 mL/min/m2

2 (0.1)

 Hepatic impairment

9 (0.4)

 Other

80 (3.8)

Premedication, n (%)

 Steroids

17 (0.8)

 Antihistamines

12 (0.6)

Concomitant medications, n (%)

 Anti-hypertensives

309 (14.6)

 Chemotherapy

102 (4.8)

 Antidiabetic drugs

94 (4.4)

 Other reported

225 (10.6)

  1. BMI body mass index, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, GBCA gadolinium-based contrast agent, SD standard deviation