University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications
Title
Association of BP Variability with Mortality among African Americans with CKD
UMMS Affiliation
Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
Publication Date
2013-05-07
Document Type
Article
Subjects
Blood Pressure; Kidney Diseases; Cardiovascular Diseases; African Americans
Disciplines
Cardiology | Cardiovascular Diseases | Epidemiology | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications | Male Urogenital Diseases | Nephrology
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Increased systolic BP visit-to-visit variability (SBV) may be associated with higher overall mortality and cardiovascular events. However, few studies have examined these associations in patients with CKD, and the relation of SBV with CKD progression and ESRD has not been shown. This study analyzed the association of SBV with overall mortality, cardiovascular mortality, cardiovascular events, and renal events among individuals enrolled in the African American Study of Kidney Disease (AASK) trial.
DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, and MEASUREMENTS: This was a prospective observational study of 908 participants during the trial phase of the AASK study, with at least 1 year of BP measurements available and followed for 3-6.4 years. SBV was calculated as the SD of the systolic pressure from five visits occurring 3-12 months after randomization. The association of SBV with risk of overall mortality, cardiovascular mortality, a composite of fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events, and a composite of renal events was assessed using proportional hazards regression and adjusting for multiple potential confounders.
RESULTS: Greater SBV was associated with higher overall mortality. The adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidence interval) was 2.82 (1.14-6.95) comparing the highest with lowest tertile of SBV. A similar comparison revealed that greater SBV was also associated with cardiovascular mortality (adjusted hazard ratio, 4.91; 1.12-21.50). SBV was associated with both the cardiovascular renal composite endpoints in unadjusted but not adjusted analyses.
CONCLUSIONS: In African Americans with CKD, SBV is strongly and independently associated with overall and cardiovascular mortality.
DOI of Published Version
10.2215/CJN.10131012
Source
Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2013 May;8(5):731-8. doi: 10.2215/CJN.10131012. Link to article on publisher's site
Related Resources
Journal/Book/Conference Title
Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN
PubMed ID
23493382
Repository Citation
McMullan, Ciaran J.; Bakris, George L.; Phillips, Robert A.; and Forman, John P., "Association of BP Variability with Mortality among African Americans with CKD" (2013). University of Massachusetts Medical School Faculty Publications. 42.
https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/faculty_pubs/42