Table 2.

Laboratory Measures of the Cohort by Change in Blood Pressure (BP) Classification ^{a , b , c}

	Group I BP Up 2.9% (n=49)	Group II BP Down 6.2% (n=107)	Group III BP No Change 90.9% (n=1569)	P Value
				I vs III	II vs III	(I and II) vs III
Cholesterol, mg/dL	171.32±29.23	162.84±30.03	160.19±35.11	.34	.07	.06
Uric acid, mg/dL	5.52±1.62	5.34±1.42	5.11±1.44	.21	.16	.13
C‐reactive protein, mg/dL c	0.04 (0.02–0.12)	0.04 (0.01–0.12)	0.03 (0.01–0.12)	.04	.05	.02
eGFR, mL/min b	132.31±21.96	136.28±35.07	135.58±31.67	.82	.31	.88
Urine albumin‐to‐creatinine ratio c	5.3 (4.6–6.1)	5.2 (4.5–6.3)	5.0 (4.2–5.8)	.45	.53	.61

^aContinuous variables presented as mean±standard deviation and categorical variables presented as percentage (number). P values calculated by weighted least‐squares or weighted logistic regression analyses.

^bEstimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) estimated using Schwartz formula.

^cPresented as median (interquartile range).