The Association of Weekly pre-Hemodialysis Systolic Blood Pressure and Following Week Mortality

Dugan W. Maddux*, Len A. Usvyat, Danqing Xu, Yuedong Wang, Peter Kotanko, Frank M. van der Sande, Jeroen P. Kooman, Franklin W. Maddux

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Abstract

Background/Aims: Few studies examine the impact of systolic blood pressure (SBP) on mortality in the incident hemodialysis (HD) period, and throughout the first HD year. This large retrospective observational study analyzes the impact of "current" and cumulative low preSBP <110 mmHg (L), and variations in preSBP on short-term (1 week) mortality over the first HD year. Methods: Weekly mean preSBP for HD weeks 1 to 51 was categorized into L or high preSBP>=110 mmHg (H) for each patient. A generalized linear model (GLM) was used to compute the probability of death in the following week. The model includes age, gender, race and three preSBP-related parameters: (a) percent of prior weeks with L preSBP; (b) percent of prior weeks with switching between L to H; (c) "current" week's preSBP as a binary variable. Separate models were constructed that include demographics and BP-related parameters (a), (b), and (c) separately. Results: In a model combining (a), (b), and (c) above, "current" week L preSBP is associated with increased odds ratio for following week mortality throughout the first HD year. The percent of prior week's L and more switching between L and H are less significantly associated with short-term mortality. In models including (a), (b), and (c) separately, "current" L preSBP is associated with higher mortality. Conclusion: This study confirms an association of L preSBP with increased short-term mortality which is maintained over the first HD year. Percent of L preSBP in prior weeks, switching between L and H, and "current" week L are all associated with short-term mortality risk, but "current" week L preSBP is most significant. (C) 2018 The Author(s) Published by S. Karger AG, Basel
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)88-97
Number of pages10
JournalKidney & Blood Pressure Research
Volume43
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Jan 2018

Keywords

  • Hemodialysis
  • Pre-dialysis systolic blood pressure
  • Mortality
  • VARIABILITY
  • DIALYSIS
  • OUTCOMES
  • EPIDEMIOLOGY
  • WEIGHT
  • DEATH

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