Age/sex grouping n Cmax, ng/mla tmax, h t1/2, h AUC, ng•h/mla Cl/F, L/h/kg ClR, ml/min ClCr, ml/min
Youngb men 8              
Mean (SD)   411 (93) 7.3 (2.1) 11.8 (4.5) 9,702 (4,134) 0.28 (0.11) 121 (35) 128 (39)
CV, %   23 29 38 43 39 29 30
Geo. mean   402 7.0 11.1 8,713 0.26 117 122
Youngb women   8              
Mean (SD)   562 (133) 5.8 (0.7) 9.2 (0.9) 10,237 (2,249) 0.32 (0.5) 113 (44) 88 (32)
CV, %   24 12 10 22 14 39 36
Geo. mean   549 5.7 9.1 9,913 0.32 100 80
Elderlyc men 7              
Mean (SD)   450 (61) 9.7 (2.9) 11.1 (1.7) 12,037 (3,284) 0.23 (0.5) 105 (26) 91 (21)
CV, %   14 30 15 27 24 25 23
Geo. mean   446 9.3 11.0 11,425 0.22 102 90
Elderlyc women, 8              
Mean (SD)   566 (140) 6.3 (1.7) 11.1 (3.4) 14,126 (5,342) 0.24 (0.6) 102 (29) 102 (61)
CV, %   25 27 30 38 27 28 60
Geo. mean   551 6.0 10.7 13,065 0.23 98 93
Very oldd men 9              
Mean (SD)   582 (135) 8.7 (2.6) 11.7 (1.9) 14,941 (4,660) 0.19 (0.4) 91 (44) 73 (29)
CV, %   23 31 17 31 21 45 40
Geo. mean   569 8.3 11.6 13,994 0.18 82 64
Very oldd women 8              
Mean (SD)   688 (132) 8.5 (3.2) 10.6 (1.3) 15,851 (4,669) 0.22 (0.7) 83 (21) 82 (24)
CV, %   19 37 12 30 34 25 30
Geo. mean   678 7.9 10.6 14,899 0.21 81 79
Two-factor analysis of variance of log-transformed data
Age   0.001 0.060 0.433 0.001 <0.001 0.119 0.102
Sex   <0.001 0.011 0.091 0.288 0.096 0.555 0.611
Age/sex   0.633 0.200 0.543 0.934 0.713 0.870 0.125
aCmax and AUC were normalized to a common 200-mg dose.
bYoung, 18–45 years.
cElderly, 65–75 years.
dVery old, >75 years.
AUC, total area under plasma concentration-versus-time curve; ClCr, creatinine clearance; Cl/F, apparent oral-dose clearance (dose/AUC); ClR, renal clearance; Cmax, peak plasma concentration; CV, coefficient of variation; Geo. mean, geometric mean; t1/2, terminal-phase elimination half-life; tmax, time to Cmax.
Table 2: Desvenlafaxine pharmacokinetic parameters for six age/sex cohorts plus statistical comparisons.
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