Table 3.

Blood Pressure and Medications

Variable	Baseline	1 Month	9 Months	2 Years	3 Years	P Value
SBP, mm Hg	162±19	145±21	145±21	144±23	146±21	<.0001a
DBP, mm Hg	78±12	76±11	75±12	74±12	75±11	.02a
eGFR, mL/min per 1.73 m2	58±21	59±21	57±23	58±25	57±23	.53a
≥3 antihypertensive medications, %	71	68	66	70	68	.83b
ACE inhibitor or ARB, %	76	76	76	74	70	.66b
Diuretics, %	66	64	60	60	57	.46b

Abbreviations: ACE, angiotensin‐converting enzyme; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; eGFR, glomerular filtration rate; SBP, systolic blood pressure.

^a P value: baseline compared with 3 years.

^b P value: baseline compared with 1 month, 9 months, 2 years, and 3 years.