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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Hematol. 2021 Oct 20;96(12):1630–1638. doi: 10.1002/ajh.26369

Table 3:

Vital Sign Change During 6MW (Adjusted for Walk Distance) and Survival in Adult Patients with SCD.

n (%) Crude Hazard ratio (95%CI, P value) Hazard ratio adjusted for TRV and NT-pro BNP (95%CI, P value)
SBP increase* 480 (77) 0.68 (0.28–1.65, 0.39) 0.28 (0.100.81, 0.019)
DBP increase* 364 (58) 0.85 (0.37–1.96, 0.70) 0.72 (0.26–2.02, 0.54)
Pulse BP increase* 428 (68) 1.28 (0.50–3.26, 0.61) 0.91 (0.33–2.49, 0.85)
Oxygen % decrease** 309 (50) 1.42 (0.60–3.35, 0.43) 1.06 (0.40–2.82, 0.92)
Heart rate increase* 565 (90) 2.40 (0.33–17.61, 0.39) 1.15 (0.16–8.54, 0.89)
*

Was defined as any increase in vital sign from before to after 6MWT

**

Was defined as any decrease in O2 saturation from before to after 6MWT