Study population and randomization
CKD, diabetes
DIABETES
A total of 491 patients with CKD without diabetes, aged 20–85 years, with an eGFR of 8–20 ml/min/1.73 mPPS was defined as patients in the FAS whose hemoglobin level had been measured at least twice after 28 weeks (inevitably, the observation period was ≥ 32 weeks), the mean of which was within the target range, and more than half of each measurement was within the target range (Fig. Diagram of patient flow. 