RESULTS	In the 1,101 patients assigned to Q2W darbepoetin alfa ( i.v. , n = 196 , s.c. , n = 905 ) , mean ( SD ) Hb levels were 11.53 ( 0.77 ) g/dl at baseline and 11.35 ( 1.04 ) g/dl at evaluation ( mean change in Hb -0.27 g/dl , 95 % confidence interval 0.34 , -0.20 ) .\