Table 1.
Univariate analysis of predictors of response for change in daytime ambulatory systolic blood pressure from baseline to 2 months in the RDN group.
| Variable | Estimate parameter | Standard error | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.1205 | 0.1206 | 0.3217 |
| Male | 0.9242 | 2.4923 | 0.7120 |
| Black Race | 1.1347 | 3.4717 | 0.7449 |
| BMI | −0.2576 | 0.1994 | 0.2012 |
| Abdominal obesity | −3.3343 | 2.4018 | 0.1701 |
| Baseline eGFR | 0.0651 | 0.0834 | 0.4384 |
| Sleep apnea | −3.9201 | 4.1141 | 0.3444 |
| Hemoglobin A1c | 0.8367 | 1.9760 | 0.6734 |
| Antihypertensive medications at screening (yes vs. no) | −6.4115 | 3.0965 | 0.0426 |
| Baseline orthostatic hypertension | −6.9471 | 2.8698 | 0.0184 |
| Baseline office systolic BP | 0.0413 | 0.0936 | 0.6610 |
| Baseline office diastolic BP | −0.0368 | 0.1510 | 0.8084 |
| Baseline daytime systolic ABP | −0.0848 | 0.1666 | 0.6124 |
| Baseline daytime diastolic ABP | −0.6148 | 0.2649 | 0.0236 |
| Baseline nighttime systolic ABP | 0.0117 | 0.0992 | 0.9068 |
| Baseline nighttime diastolic ABP | −0.0340 | 0.1515 | 0.8230 |
| 24-H systolic ABP | 0.0183 | 0.1542 | 0.9058 |
| 24-H diastolic ABP | −0.2926 | 0.2558 | 0.2570 |
| Baseline office pulse pressure | 0.0800 | 0.1122 | 0.4786 |
| Baseline 24-H ambulatory pulse pressure | 0.1511 | 0.1702 | 0.3781 |
| Baseline office heart rate | −0.0570 | 0.0969 | 0.5587 |
| Baseline 24-H ambulatory heart rate | -0.1438 | 0.1202 | 0.2361 |
| Total number of ablations | −0.7343 | 1.3117 | 0.5777 |
| Average main artery diameter left | 0.8442 | 1.5629 | 0.5910 |
| Average main artery diameter right | −0.5303 | 1.7371 | 0.7612 |
| Vessel length (left renal) | 0.0086 | 0.0986 | 0.9309 |
| Vessel length (right renal) | −0.0122 | 0.1021 | 0.9055 |
| Presence of any untreated accessory | 5.4188 | 2.7034 | 0.0494 |
| Presence of side branches proximal to ablations | −4.3473 | 3.4306 | 0.2098 |
| Farthest distance bilaterally from distal ablation to parenchyma | 0.0049 | 0.1290 | 0.9698 |
| Operator case number | 0.2189 | 0.8714 | 0.8025 |
| Contrast volume used | −0.0149 | 0.0179 | 0.4087 |
| Duration of procedure | −0.0262 | 0.0541 | 0.6296 |
| Fluoro time | 0.0799 | 0.2078 | 0.7019 |
| Paradise catheter time | 0.0967 | 0.0681 | 0.1604 |
| Number of different balloon sizes used in a patient | −1.7074 | 1.6204 | 0.2961 |
ABP ambulatory blood pressure, BMI body mass index, BP blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate.
Statistically significant p-values are in bold.