Table 3. Difference in antihypertensive drugs and BP in patients with and without ESA.
| ESA | Unadjusted | Adjusted1 | Adjusted2 | ||||
| Number of antihypertensive | No | ref | ref | ref | |||
| drug classes | Yes | 0.79 | (0.64;0.93) | 0.78 | (0.64;0.92) | 0.77 | (0.63;0.91) |
| SBP (mmHg) | No | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Yes | 0.2 | (−2.1;2.5) | 0.0 | (−2.3;2.3) | −0.3 | (−2.7;2.0) | |
| DBP (mmHg) | No | ref | ref | ref | |||
| Yes | −1.1 | (−2.3;0.2) | −0.9 | (−2.1;0.3) | −1.0 | (−2.1;0.3) | |
Values are presented as mean difference in number of antihypertensive drugs or difference in blood pressure (with 95% Confidence Interval).
1 Adjusted for age and sex.
2 Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular disease, eGFR.
Abbreviations: ESA = Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent, SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP = Diastolic Blood pressure, ref = Reference, BMI = Body Mass Index, eGFR = estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate.