Table 4.

Changes in blood pressure and heart rate over the observation period

	Catheter	AVFAVG	SMD
N	798	399
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Baseline	143.5 (17.8)	143.0 (14.0)	0.032
6 months	144.6 (17.2)	142.6 (16.5)	0.118
12 months	144.6 (19.3)	141.3 (16.5)	0.184
Change over 6 months	1.1 (17.5)	–0.4 (17.2)	0.084
Change over 12 months	1.1 (21.2)	–1.7 (17.0)	0.146
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)
Baseline	76.4 (11.7)	76.3 (10.4)	0.008
6 months	75.9 (11.2)	72.3 (11.1)	0.327
12 months	75.8 (11.7)	72.4 (11.2)	0.297
Change over 6 months	–0.4 (9.5)	–3.7 (8.7)	0.365
Change over 12 months	–0.6 (11.1)	–3.9 (9.0)	0.328
Heart rate (beats per minute)
Baseline	73.8 (12.0)	71.0 (9.9)	0.248
6 months	72.2 (11.9)	70.1 (10.6)	0.187
12 months	75.3 (11.4)	72.1 (10.8)	0.29
Change over 6 months	–1.0 (9.7)	0.1 (10.4)	0.114
Change over 12 months	1.5 (11.8)	0.9 (9.9)	0.052

Abbreviations: AVF: arteriovenous fistula; AVG: arteriovenous graft.