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. 2019 Apr 25;20:138. doi: 10.1186/s12882-019-1315-0

Table 4.

Subgroup Analysis for Cardiovascular Mortality Associated with aTRH

N Deaths Any aTRH vs. Controlled p-interaction
Age (years)
  < 45 years 579 15 NA 0.211
 45–65 years 2511 117 2.13 (1.18, 3.88)
  ≥ 65 years 3267 418 1.23 (0.91, 1.66)
Sex
 Female 3426 269 1.87 (1.26, 2.79) 0.033
 Male 2931 281 1.13 (0.76, 1.69)
Race/Ethnicity
 Non-Hispanic White 3432 343 1.56 (1.13, 2.15)
 Non-Hispanic Black 1712 143 1.17 (0.73, 1.88) 0.583
 Mexican American 1033 58 1.15 (0.38, 3.43)
 Other 180 6 NA
Nonsmoker 2869 218 2.16 (1.34, 3.47) 0.075
Smoker 3481 332 1.19 (0.85, 1.65)
No Diabetes 4237 349 1.48 (1.05, 2.07) 0.746
Diabetes 2120 201 1.46 (0.94, 2.28)
No CVD 4558 261 1.68 (1.1, 2.56) 0.03
CVD 1737 282 1.35 (1, 1.81)
No Diuretic 2714 161 1.223 (0.62, 2.4) 0.818
Diuretic 3643 389 1.48 (1.04, 2.11)
No ACE-I or ARB 1705 101 1.35 (0.69, 2.62) 0.562
ACE-I or ARB 3678 260 1.7 (1.18, 2.44)
No CCBb 4117 303 1.54 (0.98, 2.43) 0.549
CCBb 2240 247 1.35 (0.93, 1.98)
No Betablocker 3811 309 1.51 (1.03, 2.22) 0.411
Betablocker 2546 241 1.4 (0.91, 2.16)
No Antihtn_otherc 5252 411 1.41 (0.98, 2.01) 0.649
Antihtn_otherc 1105 139 1.55 (0.89, 2.69)
eGFR CKDEPI Categoriesa
  ≥ 120 135 5 NA 0.521
 90–119 1617 47 1.6 (0.57, 4.47)
 60–89 2677 215 1.34 (0.88, 2.04)
 45–59 929 129 1.94 (1.17, 3.2)
 30–44 417 76 1.08 (0.47, 2.47)
  < 30 187 38 2.33 (0.32, 16.86)
CRP (mg/dL)
  < 0.22 2546 220 1.18 (0.76, 1.84) 0.582
 0.22–0.99 2487 187 1.74 (1.16, 2.6)
  ≥ 1.00 981 109 2.17 (0.99, 4.77)
ACR
  < 30 4807 310 1.79 (1.27, 2.52) 0.063
 30–300 1061 142 1.31 (0.83, 2.07)
  ≥ 300 292 57 0.93 (0.43, 2)

Abbreviations: aTRH apparent treatment-resistant hypertension, CVD Cardiovascular Disease, eGFR CKD-EPI estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate using Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration, CRP C-reactive Protein, ACR Albumin-Creatinine Ratio

a measured in mL/min/1.73 m2

b Calcium channel blocker

c Other anti-hypertensive not included in the preceding anti-hypertensive classes