Table 4 Multiple regression analyses with SBP parameters

From: Characteristics of visit-to-visit blood pressure variability in hemodialysis patients

Variable

Pre-VIM-SBP

Post-VIM-SBP

Maximum Δ SBP

Average Δ SBP

Percentage of Δ SBP

Minimum of the lowest SBP

Average of the lowest SBP

 

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

β

P

Age

−0.219

0.026

−0.109

0.183

Gender (male)

−3.306

0.026

−2.083

0.009

5.006

0.029

5.413

0.006

Performance status

0.930

<0.001

1.026

0.025

4.903

0.030

3.214

<0.001

2.076

<0.001

−3.507

0.008

−1.586

0.161

Primary disease (DM)

0.845

0.081

2.385

0.001

4.531

0.002

1.896

0.016

Duration of hemodialysis therapy

0.155

0.110

0.272

0.103

Smoking history

Antihypertensive treatment (CCB)

−8.207

0.037

−2.811

0.066

−3.276

<0.001

11.237

<0.001

12.090

<0.001

Kt/V

CTR

−0.239

0.177

Average %BW

3.989

<0.001

2.212

<0.001

1.362

 < 0.001

−3.517

<0.001

−2.012

<0.001

Hemoglobin

0.834

0.009

−2.163

0.019

−1.819

0.018

HDL-cholesterol

0.133

0.039

LDL-cholesterol

0.150

0.026

Triglyceride

−0.045

0.002

−0.022

0.137

Calcium

−0.771

0.054

CRP

−2.639

0.005

hANP

0.009

0.111

BNP

−0.004

0.001

0.009

0.005

0.009

<0.001

Albumin

−1.246

0.055

LVEF

0.118

0.058

LVMI

0.028

0.168

0.037

0.032

Dec-T

0.012

<0.001

 

R2 = 0.126

R2 = 0.157

R2 = 0.251

R2 = 0.248

R2 = 0.314

R2 = 0.328

R2 = 0.331

       
 

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

P < 0.001

       
  1. SBP systolic blood pressure, VIM variation independent of mean, pre-VIM-SBP VIM of pre-dialysis SBP, post-VIM-SBP VIM of post-dialysis SBP, Δ SBP difference between the highest and lowest values of SBP, percentage of Δ SBP Δ SBP × 100/the highest SBP, DM Diabetes mellitus, CCB calcium channel blocker, CTR cardiothoracic ratio, %BW percentage of body weight gain, CRP C-reactive protein, hANP human atrial natriuretic peptide, BNP brain natriuretic peptide, LVEF left ventricular ejection fraction, LVMI left ventricular mass index, Dec-T deceleration time