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. 2008 Nov;3(6):1792–1799. doi: 10.2215/CJN.01890408

Table 2.

BP and laboratory variablesa

Variable Racial/Ethnic Groups
P
All White Black Hispanic Other
Overall population
    SBP (mmHg) <0.0001
        mean (SE) 122.9 (0.4) 123.1 (0.4) 126.3 (0.7) 119.7 (0.7) 121.3 (1.0)
        5th, 95th percentile 98.2, 157.5 98.0, 157.4 100.1, 165.1 97.6, 150.0 96.3, 160.4
    DBP (mmHg) 0.0015
        mean (SE) 70.5 (0.2) 70.5 (0.3) 71.5 (0.5) 69.3 (0.4) 71.5 (0.8)
        5th, 95th percentile 51.4, 89.7 51.4, 89.5 51.4, 93.5 50.7, 89.4 52.8, 88.6
    potassium (mmol/L) <0.0001
        mean (SE) 4.0 (<0.1) 4.0 (<0.1) 3.9 (<0.1) 3.9 (<0.1) 3.9 (<0.1)
        5th, 95th percentile 3.4, 4.5 3.5, 4.5 3.3, 4.4 3.4, 4.4 3.3, 4.4
    hemoglobin (mg/dl) <0.0001
        mean (SE) 14.5 (<0.1) 14.6 (<0.1) 13.6 (<0.1) 14.6 (<0.1) 14.3 (<0.1)
        5th, 95th percentile 12.1, 16.8 12.4, 16.9 10.8, 16.0 12.1, 16.9 11.8, 16.4
    bicarbonate (mmol/L) 0.0002
        mean (SE) 24.8 (0.1) 24.8 (0.1) 24.9 (0.1) 24.4 (0.1) 24.9 (0.2)
        5th, 95th percentile 20.5, 27.7 20.6, 27.7 20.7, 27.9 20.2, 27.3 20.9, 27.9
    uric acid (mg/dl) <0.0001
        mean (SE) 5.4 (<0.1) 5.4 (<0.1) 5.4 (<0.1) 5.1 (<0.1) 5.5 (<0.1)
        5th, 95th percentile 3.3, 7.7 3.3, 7.8 3.3, 7.9 3.1, 7.4 3.5, 7.7
    calcium (mg/dl) 0.0001
        mean (SE) 9.5 (<0.1) 9.5 (<0.1) 9.5 (<0.1) 9.5 (<0.1) 9.5 (<0.1)
        5th, 95th percentile 8.9, 10.0 8.9, 10.0 8.9, 10.1 8.9, 10.0 8.8, 10.0
    phosphorus (mg/dl) 0.2639
        mean (SE) 3.8 (<0.1) 3.8 (<0.1) 3.8 (<0.1) 3.8 (<0.1) 3.8 (<0.1)
        5th, 95th percentile 2.9, 4.7 2.9, 4.7 2.9, 4.7 2.9, 4.7 2.9, 4.7
    PTH (pg/ml) <0.0001
        mean (SE) 43.9 (0.5) 42.5 (0.5) 51.5 (1.3) 45.3 (0.5) 44.6 (1.6)
        5th, 95th percentile 18.4, 81.5 17.9, 78.3 19.9, 100.7 21.4, 80.9 20.6, 83.6
eGFR <60 ml/min per 1.73 m2
    SBP (mmHg) 0.0300
        mean (SE) 136.8 (1.1) 135.9 (1.2) 144.5 (2.8) 137.1 (5.0) 144.3 (5.2)
        5th, 95th percentile 101.7, 179.5 101.5, 177.0 102.0, 194.7 91.6, 186.6 111.3, -
    DBP (mmHg) 0.2500
        mean (SE) 65.9 (0.6) 65.7 (0.7) 68.5 (2.2) 69.6 (2.5) 67.5 (2.0)
        5th, 95th percentile 39.3, 89.3 39.2, 88.9 15.1, 95.0 45.5, 87.2 52.2, 84.4
    potassium (mmol/L) 0.0092
        mean (SE) 4.2 (<0.1) 4.2 (<0.1) 4.0 (<0.1) 4.1 (0.1) 4.3 (0.1)
        5th, 95th percentile 3.4, 4.9 3.5, 4.9 3.3, 4.8 3.4, 4.7 3.7, 4.9
    hemoglobin (mg/dl) <0.0001
        mean (SE) 13.8 (0.1) 13.9 (0.1) 12.6 (0.2) 13.9 (0.2) 13.5 (0.3)
        5th, 95th percentile 11.2, 16.2 11.4, 16.2 9.0, 15.2 10.9, 15.7 10.4, 16.2
    bicarbonate (mmol/L) 0.6700
        mean (SE) 24.9 (0.1) 24.9 (0.1) 24.8 (0.3) 24.4 (0.4) 25.2 (0.4)
        5th, 95th percentile 20.3, 28.5 20.3, 28.5 19.8, 28.8 20.1, 29.4 21.0, 27.9
    uric acid (mg/dl) 0.0200
        mean (SE) 6.4 (0.1) 6.3 (0.1) 6.9 (0.2) 6.2 (0.3) 6.4 (0.2)
        5th, 95th percentile 4.0, 9.0 4.0, 8.9 3.8, 9.8 3.3, 8.5 4.7, 8.5
    calcium (mg/dl) 0.1600
        mean (SE) 9.5 (<0.1) 9.5 (<0.1) 9.5 (0.1) 9.8 (0.1) 9.4 (0.1)
        5th, 95th percentile 8.9, 10.2 8.9, 10.2 8.6, 10.1 8.8, 10.8 8.7. 10.1
    phosphorus (mg/dl) 0.8500
        mean (SE) 3.9 (< 0.1) 3.9 (<0.1) 3.8 (0.1) 3.9 (0.1) 3.8 (0.2)
        5th, 95th percentile 2.9, 4.8 2.9, 4.8 2.9, 5.0 2.9, 4.8
    PTH (pg/ml) 0.0097
        mean (SE) 65.7 (2.3) 61.7 (2.1) 117.9 (2.1) 64.2 (7.4) 54.6 (7.3)
        5th, 95th percentile 21.4, 146.2 21.5, 135.5 20.6, 301.5 21.5, 143.0 18.1, 123.4
a

ANOVA was used for comparisons between groups. DBP, diastolic BP; eGFR, estimated GFR; SBP, systolic BP.