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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Hypertension. 2016 Jul 11;68(3):715–725. doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07775

Table 2.

CVD risk factor prevalence and control, compared between NHB and NHW adult kidney transplant recipients

CVD Variable Baseline One Year Three Years Five Years
NHW NHB NHW NHB NHW NHB NHW NHB
Prevalence of Hypertension 92.3% 96.4% 97.2% 99.0% 98.7% 99.9% 99.2% 100.0%
Prevalence of Diabetes§ 38.4% 38.8% 46.9% 50.3% 49.4% 52.9% 53.3% 58.9%
Prevalence of Dyslipidemia 46.4% 40.7% 69.2% 63.3% 81.4% 77.2% 86.3% 83.9%
Mean Systolic BP (±SD) 140±18 141±19 137±14 139±15 136±12 138±12* 135±11 137±12
Mean Diastolic BP (±SD) 75±10 79±11 73±9 76±9 73±8 76±8 73±8 77±8
 Blood Pressure <140/90 mmHg 51% 46%* 60% 52% 65% 58% 69% 60%
Mean Hemoglobin A1c (±SD) 6.6±1.3 6.5±1.5 7.1±1. 7.8±1.7 7.2±1.3 7.8±1.6 7.2±1.2 7.7±1.6
 Hemoglobin A1c <7% 57% 61% 53% 35% 46% 31% 47% 35%
 Hemoglobin A1c <8% 92% 93% 87% 78% 83% 74% 86% 83%
Mean LDL (±SD) 86±32 86±31 100±34 103±34 97±30 102±32 95±28 99±30
 LDL <100 mg/dL 72% 70% 52% 51% 56% 52%* 61% 55%
Mean TG (±SD) 200±149 164±105 198±150 161±104 194±126 160±98 187±120 154±86
 TG < 150 mg/dL 46% 57% 44% 59% 43% 57% 45% 60%
Prescribed ACE inhibitor or ARB# 48% 50% 35% 38%* 50% 54%* 56% 61%
 MPR ≥80% 23% 18%* 56% 49%* 53% 51% 52% 40%
Prescribed Beta Blocker# 49% 51% 59% 64%* 70% 73%* 73% 78%*
 MPR ≥80% 34% 23% 61% 56%* 56% 47% 51% 46%
Prescribed Oral Anti-hyperglycemic 34% 35% 30% 33% 36% 38% 39% 42%
 MPR ≥80% 17% 19% 60% 49%* 44% 47% 49% 43%
Prescribed Insulin 48% 44% 62% 66% 70% 73% 70% 74%
 MPR ≥80% 69% 45% 86% 78% 83% 82% 84% 76%*
Prescribed Statin** 84% 80%* 74% 70% 77% 76% 78% 78%
 MPR ≥80% 37% 22% 62% 52% 57% 50%* 58% 43%
Prescribed Other Anti-Lipemic** 19% 17% 13% 7% 19% 12% 20% 12%
 MPR ≥80% 18% 7% 58% 60% 46% 43% 51% 40%
Prescribed Anti-platelet 10% 7% 7% 5% 10% 7% 13% 9%
 MPR ≥80% 27% 21% 51% 42% 51% 35%* 44% 24%
*

p<0.05

p<0.01

Defined as documentation, blood pressure >140/90 mmHg or treatment with anti-hypertensive therapy

§

Defined as documentation, hemoglobin A1c >7% or treatment with anti-glycemic therapy

Defined as a LDL >130 mg/dL, TG >150 mg/dL or treatment with anti-lipemic therapy

Only in those with a diagnosis of diabetes

#

Only in those with a diagnosis of hypertension

**

Only in those with a diagnosis of dyslipidemia