A comprehensive characterization of myocardial and vascular phenotype in pediatric chronic kidney disease using cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging

Table 2 Blood pressure profile of study population

	Healthy Controls (n = 20)	Mild CKD (n = 40)	Moderate CKD (n = 40)	Severe CKD (n = 20)	P-value
Systolic BP (mmhg)^a	109 ± 1.1	113 ± 1.1	116 ± 1.1	116 ± 1.1	0.14
Systolic BP percentile^a	33 ± 2.5	58 ± 1.7	61 ± 1.8	64 ± 1.7	0.08^†
Diastolic BP (mmhg)^a	53 ± 1.2	63 ± 1.2	65 ± 1.2	69 ± 1.2	< 0.001
Diastolic BP percentile^a	17 ± 2.3	45 ± 1.9	48 ± 1.8	60 ± 1.6	< 0.001^†
Mean BP (mmhg)	78 ± 7.8	84 ± 8.8	87 ± 9.9	89 ± 8.8	< 0.001
Pulse Pressure (mmhg)	55 ± 13	50 ± 10	51 ± 9.5	48 ± 12	0.13
Heart Rate (BPM)^a	72 ± 1.2	75 ± 1.2	72 ± 1.2	74 ± 1.2	0.75

Bonferroni correction applied- p < 0.007 is considered significant
Abbreviations: CKD chronic kidney disease, BP blood pressure, BPM beats per minute
^aLogarithmic transformation was applied
^†ANOVA Welch (W) test was used

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