Table 4.
Prevalence of albuminuria and left ventricular hypertrophy according to blood pressure among all patients and patients with HbA1c <7.0%
| Blood pressure (mm Hg) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| ≥140/90 | 130‐139/80‐89 | <130/80 | |
| All patients | |||
| Albuminuria | |||
| Number of patients (n = 428) | 66/207 | 23/130 | 12/91 |
| Prevalence of albuminuria (%) | 31.9% | 17.7% | 13.2% |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)* | ‐ | 0.44 (0.25‐0.76) | 0.32 (0.16‐0.64) |
| P value | ‐ | .003 | .001 |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy | |||
| Number of patients (n = 766) | 19/378 | 8/223 | 4/165 |
| Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (%) | 5.0% | 3.6% | 2.4% |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)* | ‐ | 0.65 (0.27‐1.56) | 0.43 (0.14‐1.32) |
| P value | ‐ | .34 | .14 |
| Patients with HbA1c <7.0% | |||
| Albuminuria | |||
| Number of patients (n = 228) | 21/99 | 13/75 | 5/54 |
| Prevalence of albuminuria (%) | 21.2% | 17.3% | 9.3% |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)* | ‐ | 0.75 (0.33‐1.69) | 0.33 (0.11‐0.99) |
| P value | ‐ | .48 | .048 |
| Left ventricular hypertrophy | |||
| Number of patients (n = 390) | 8/173 | 3/124 | 1/93 |
| Prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (%) | 4.6% | 2.4% | 1.1% |
| Odds ratio (95% CI)* | ‐ | 0.34 (0.08‐1.54) | 0.20 (0.02‐1.79) |
| P value | ‐ | 0.16 | 0.15 |
Abbreviation: CI, confidence interval.
*
Adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, current smoking and alcohol intake, serum total cholesterol and triglycerides, and heart rate.