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Table 2 Brachial blood pressure, Central (Aortic) blood pressure and Pulse Wave Velocity (PWV) in both CKD-GN and CKD-HTN/DM groups

From: Patients with CKD Secondary to Glomerular Disorders have Lower Arterial Stiffness, as Compared to Hypertensive and Diabetic CKD

 

All subjects (n = 56, 100%)

CKD-GN (n = 31, 55.4%)

CKD- HTN/DM (n = 25, 44.6%)

p valuea

Arterial stiffness (PWV), (ms) Median (IQR)

10 (7.9–12.1)

8.3 (7.2–10)

12.2 (10.5–13.6)

 < 0.0011

Systolic brachial BP, (mmHg) Median (IQR)

134 (121–152)

123 (118–131)

147.5 (134.3–163)

0.0011

Diastolic brachial BP, (mmHg) Median (IQR)

76 (67–85)

76 (67–83)

75.5 (66.8–87.3)

0.9581

Central systolic BP, (mmHg) Median (IQR)

127.5 (107–148.5)

119 (103–146)

132 (116.5–151)

0.2281

Central diastolic BP, (mmHg) Median (IQR)

76 (70–87)

76 (71–84)

76 (68.5–88.5)

0.9491

  1. PWV pulse wave velocity, IQR interquartile range, BP blood pressure
  2. aMann-Whitney U test
  3. P < 0.05 in bold