Table 3.

Comparison of blood pressure parameters for ARPKD subjects and controls

BP parameter	ARPKD Subjects		Controls		P
	N	n (%)	N	n (%)
Elevated SBPa	22	8 (36%)	43	13 (30%)	0.78
Elevated DBPa	22	4 (18%)	42	10 (24%)	0.76
Systolic hypertensionb	22	6 (27%)	43	10 (23%)	0.77
Diastolic hypertensionb	22	1 (5%)	42	7 (17%)	0.25
Systolic ABPM loadc ≥ 25%	16	6 (38%)	27	7 (26%)	0.50
Diastolic ABPM loadc ≥ 25%	16	2 (13%)	27	6 (22%)	0.69

ARPKD, autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease; BP, blood pressure; SBP, systolic BP; DBP, diastolic BP; ABPM, ambulatory BP monitoring

^aElevated BP = SBP/DBP ≥ 90^th percentile

^bHypertension = SBP/DBP ≥ 95^th percentile

^cABPM load = % of readings ≥ 95^th percentile [33, 34]