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. 2015 Jun 18;16:84. doi: 10.1186/s12882-015-0085-6

Table 2.

Association of chronic kidney disease status, albumin-to-creatinine ratio, and estimated glomerular filtration rate with measures of systolic blood pressure variability

Chronic kidney disease status
Blood pressure variability measure No CKD CKD p-value
(n = 849) (n = 173)
Day-night standard deviation, mmHg
Mean ± standard error 9.1 ± 0.1 10.2 ± 0.2 <0.001
Age, sex adjusted 0 (ref) 0.98 (0.59, 1.38) <0.001
Multivariable adjusted 1a 0 (ref) 0.64 (0.19, 1.09) 0.005
Multivariable adjusted 2b 0 (ref) 0.31 (−0.12, 0.74) 0.162
Average real variability, mmHg
Mean ± standard error 8.6 ± 0.1 9.2 ± 0.2 0.001
Age, sex adjusted 0 (ref) 0.52 (0.18, 0.86) 0.003
Multivariable adjusted 1a 0 (ref) 0.32 (−0.09, 0.72) 0.125
Multivariable adjusted 2b 0 (ref) 0.08 (−0.31, 0.46) 0.695
Albumin-to-creatinine ratio, mg/g
Blood pressure variability measure ACR < 30 ACR ≥ 30 p-value
(n = 885) (n = 137)
Day-night standard deviation, mmHg
Mean ± standard error 9.2 ± 0.1 10.2 ± 0.3 <0.001
Age, sex adjusted 0 (ref) 1.09 (0.65, 1.53) <0.001
Multivariable adjusted 1a 0 (ref) 0.85 (0.33, 1.37) 0.001
Multivariable adjusted 2b 0 (ref) 0.35 (−0.16, 0.85) 0.179
Average real variability, mmHg
Mean ± standard error 8.7 ± 0.1 9.2 ± 0.2 0.01
Age, sex adjusted 0 (ref) 0.57 (0.18, 0.95) 0.004
Multivariable adjusted 1a 0 (ref) 0.41 (−0.06, 0.89) 0.085
Multivariable adjusted 2b 0 (ref) 0.05 (−0.41, 0.50) 0.844
Estimated glomerular filtration rate, mL/min/1.73 m 2
Blood pressure variability measure eGFR ≥ 60 eGFR < 60 p-value
(n = 960) (n = 62)
Day-night standard deviation, mmHg
Mean ± standard error 9.3 ± 0.1 10.4 ± 0.4 <0.001
Age, sex adjusted 0 (ref) 0.58 (−0.04, 1.20) 0.066
Multivariable adjusted 1a 0 (ref) 0.24 (−0.39, 0.86) 0.455
Multivariable adjusted 2b 0 (ref) 0.17 (−0.42, 0.77) 0.565
Average real variability, mmHg
Mean ± standard error 8.7 ± 0.1 9.5 ± 0.2 0.004
Age, sex adjusted 0 (ref) 0.27 (−0.24, 0.78) 0.296
Multivariable adjusted 1a 0 (ref) −0.01 (−0.54, 0.52) 0.981
Multivariable adjusted 2b 0 (ref) −0.05 (−0.56, 0.46) 0.842

CKD chronic kidney disease, ACR albumin-to-creatinine ratio, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate

aAdjusted for age, sex, education, income, smoking status, waist circumference, diabetes, history of stroke, history of myocardial infarction, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, c-reactive protein, statin use, and antihypertensive medication use

bAdjusted for above model 1 plus mean 24-h systolic blood pressure