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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2014 Jan 1;63(5):781–788. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2013.11.016

Table 4.

Incidence rates and HRs for ESRD associated with controlled and uncontrolled BP among REGARDS participants with treatment-resistant HTN

No treatment-resistant HTN Treatment-resistant HTN
Controlled BP Uncontrolled BP
No. at risk 7,827 564 1,583
ESRD events 42 (0.54) 13 (2.30) 97 (6.13)
ESRD incidence rate (95% CI) 0.88 (0.65–1.19) 3.89 (2.26–6.70) 10.68 (8.75–13.04)
HR (95% CI) for ESRD
  Crude 1.00 (reference) 4.42 (2.37–8.23) 12.15 (8.46–17.45)
  Age, race, sex-adjusted 1.00 (reference) 3.83 (2.05–7.15) 9.94 (6.88–14.36)
  Multivariable adjusted1 1.00 (reference) 2.89 (1.52–5.47) 7.68 (5.18–11.40)

Note: ESRD events are given as number (percentage). Incidence rates are per 1,000 person-years.

ESRD: end-stage renal disease; BP: blood pressure; CI, confidence interval; REGARDS, Reasons for Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke; HTN, hypertension; HR, hazard ratio

1

Adjusted for age, race, sex, region of residence, education, income, physical activity, current smoking, alcohol use, statin use, waist circumference, diabetes, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, C-reactive protein, history of myocardial infarction, and history of stroke.