Table 1.
Characteristics of Study Population
| Sample | Accelerating Drop 2317 (24%) |
Decelerating Drop 5224 (54%) |
Accelerating Rise 1549 (16%) |
Decelerating Rise 567 (6%) |
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| Gender (female) | 43% | 38% | 39% | 36% |
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| Race | ||||
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| White | 32% | 39% | 33% | 40% |
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| Black | 45% | 38% | 43% | 35% |
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| Hispanic | 16% | 16% | 15% | 17% |
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| Other | 8% | 7% | 9% | 9% |
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| Age (yrs)* | 62 (52, 71) | 64 (53, 73) | 66 (54, 74) | 66 (55, 75) |
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| Time on Dialysis (yrs)* | 3.8 (1.9, 6.4) | 3.6 (1.7, 6.3) | 3.4 (1.6, 5.9) | 3.1 (1.4, 5.8) |
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| Start Blood Pressure (mm/Hg)* | 146 (132, 161) | 149 (134, 164) | 138 (124, 153) | 140 (124, 155) |
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| Time of Day (morning) | 80% | 79% | 75% | 73% |
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| Hour 2 Classification | ||||
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| Accelerating Drop | 24% | 6% | 59% | 1% |
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| Decelerating Drop | 76% | 38% | 20% | 0% |
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| Accelerating Rise | 0% | 11% | 17% | 73% |
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| Decelerating Rise | 0% | 46% | 5% | 27% |
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| Hour 3 Classification | ||||
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| Accelerating Drop | 8% | 42% | 22% | 60% |
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| Decelerating Drop | 42% | 9% | 32% | 0% |
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| Accelerating Rise | 0% | 20% | 3% | 30% |
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| Decelerating Rise | 50% | 29% | 43% | 10% |
*
Median and Interquartile range