Table 1 General characteristics of dialysis patients with NT or MUCH
From: Masked uncontrolled hypertension in patients on maintenance hemodialysis
Definition-1 | Definition-2 | Definition-3 | ||||
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Variables | NT | MUCH | NT | MUCH | NT | MUCH |
Age, years | 55.1±12.4 | 53.7±12.1 | 55.8±12.2 | 53.5±12.3 | 55.6±12.2 | 54.1±12.3 |
Male | 36 (43.9%) | 32 (50.8) | 30 (46.9%) | 38 (46.9%) | 19 (51.4%) | 49 (45.4%) |
BMI, kg m−2 | 22.7±3.7 | 21.7±3.1 | 23.0±3.6 | 21.8±3.4a | 23.6±4.0 | 21.9±3.2a |
Current smoker | 15 (18.3%) | 14 (22.2%) | 13 (20.3%) | 16 (19.8%) | 8 (21.6%) | 21 (19.4%) |
Dialysis vintage, months | 79.3±56.1 | 73.0±61.3 | 79.9±54.7 | 73.8±61.2 | 79.8±53.1 | 75.4±60.1 |
IDWG, kg | 2.5±0.8 | 2.2±0.8a | 2.6±0.8 | 2.2±0.8a | 2.6±0.9 | 2.3±0.8a |
Diabetes | 10 (12.2%) | 8 (12.7%) | 7 (10.9%) | 11 (13.6%) | 4 (10.8%) | 14 (13.0%) |
History of CVD | 3 (3.7%) | 5 (7.9%) | 3 (4.7%) | 5 (6.2%) | 1 (2.7%) | 7 (6.5%) |
Use of antihypertensives | 31 (37.8%) | 50 (79.4%)a | 20 (31.3%) | 61 (75.3%)a | 9 (24.3%) | 72 (66.7%)a |
CCB | 18 (22%) | 41 (65.1%) | 10 (15.6%) | 49 (60.5%) | 4 (10.8%) | 55 (50.9%) |
ACEI/ARB | 7 (8.5%) | 18 (28.6%) | 6 (9.4%) | 19 (23.5%) | 3 (8.1%) | 22 (20.4%) |
ß-blocker | 23 (28.0%) | 29 (46.0%) | 14 (21.9%) | 38 (46.9%) | 5 (13.5%) | 47 (43.5%) |
Others | 7 (8.5%) | 15 (23.8%) | 4 (6.3%) | 18 (22.2%) | 2 (5.4%) | 20 (18.5%) |
Use of EPOb | 66 (80.5%) | 54 (85.7%) | 51 (79.7%) | 69 (85.2%) | 27 (73.0%) | 93 (86.1%) |
Use of statins | 3 (3.7%) | 4 (6.3%) | 2 (3.1%) | 5 (6.2%) | 1 (2.7%) | 6 (5.6%) |
Hemoglobin, g l−1 | 112.7±14.3 | 107.8±15.0a | 114.0±14.7 | 107.9±14.4a | 115.3±16.3 | 109.0±13.9a |
Albumin, g l−1 | 39.6±4.5 | 39.1±4.4 | 39.6±4.7 | 39.2±4.3 | 39.6±5.3 | 39.3±4.2 |
Total cholesterol, mmol l−1 | 4.04±0.94 | 4.07±0.85 | 4.03±0.92 | 4.07±0.89 | 3.93±0.94 | 4.09±0.88 |
Triglyceride, mmol l−1 | 2.25±1.34 | 1.90±1.13 | 2.20±1.16 | 2.01±1.33 | 2.21±1.31 | 2.06±1.25 |
HDL cholesterol, mmol l−1 | 0.97±0.26 | 1.04±0.27 | 0.95±0.24 | 1.03±0.29 | 0.92±0.25 | 1.02±0.27a |
LDL cholesterol, mmol l−1 | 2.11±0.60 | 2.09±0.55 | 2.14±0.59 | 2.07±0.56 | 2.08±0.58 | 2.11±0.57 |
Phosphorus, mmol l−1 | 1.83±0.50 | 1.77±0.51 | 1.84±0.49 | 1.77±0.52 | 1.77±0.51 | 1.81±0.50 |
Calcium, mmol l−1 | 2.27±0.29 | 2.30±0.28 | 2.25±0.31 | 2.30±0.27 | 2.22±0.33 | 2.30±0.27 |
Parathyroid hormone, pg ml−1 | 231.6 (78.8–461.0) | 232.6 (118.5–492.2) | 229.4 (67.6–435.7) | 235.6 (115.6–514.0) | 186.2 (29.1–352.4) | 237.1a (118.7–516.1) |
CRP, μg ml−1 | 8.26 (2.94–19.62) | 6.11 (3.12–17.33) | 10.32 (2.71–20.00) | 5.62 (3.27–15.22) | 12.07 (2.92–23.5) | 5.61 (3.15–14.63) |
