TY - JOUR
T1 - Blood pressure and long-term mortality in United States hemodialysis patients
T2 - USRDS Waves 3 and 4 Study
AU - Foley, Robert N.
AU - Herzog, Charles A.
AU - Collins, Allan J.
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - Background. The long-term prognostic associations of pre- and post-dialysis blood pressures, interdialytic weight gain, and antihypertensive use in hemodialysis patients are unclear. Methods. The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Waves 3 and 4 Study, a randomly generated sample of 11,142 subjects receiving hemodialysis on December 31, 1993, was examined, with vital status followed until May 2000. Results. Pre- and post-dialysis blood pressure values, interdialytic weight gain and number of antihypertensives averaged 151.8/79.7, 137.0/74, 3.6% and 0.76, respectively. Prognostic discrimination was maximized by considering pre- and post-systolic and diastolic blood pressure values simultaneously, in a pattern suggesting that wide pulse pressures were associated with mortality (P < 0.0001). Comorbidity adjustment markedly affected associations, with low pre-dialysis diastolic (P < 0.05), low post-dialysis dialysis diastolic pressure (P < 0.05), high post-dialysis dialysis systolic pressure (P < 0.05), and high interdialytic weight gains (P = 0.005) associated with mortality. Each class of antihypertensive drug, except angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitors, was associated with lower mortality in unadjusted models, an effect most pronounced for beta-blockers (hazards ratio 0.72, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.79, P < 0.0001). Comorbidity adjustment eliminated survival associations for each antihypertensive class except beta-blockers. Conclusions. Pre- and post-dialysis blood pressure values have independent associations with mortality, in a way that implicates wide pulse pressures. Much of the adverse prognosis of wide pulse pressures probably reflects older age and cardiovascular comorbidity. Large interdialytic weight gains are associated with shorter survival when comorbidity is taken into account. Beta-blocker use shows a robust association with survival, and may be protective.
AB - Background. The long-term prognostic associations of pre- and post-dialysis blood pressures, interdialytic weight gain, and antihypertensive use in hemodialysis patients are unclear. Methods. The United States Renal Data System (USRDS) Dialysis Morbidity and Mortality Waves 3 and 4 Study, a randomly generated sample of 11,142 subjects receiving hemodialysis on December 31, 1993, was examined, with vital status followed until May 2000. Results. Pre- and post-dialysis blood pressure values, interdialytic weight gain and number of antihypertensives averaged 151.8/79.7, 137.0/74, 3.6% and 0.76, respectively. Prognostic discrimination was maximized by considering pre- and post-systolic and diastolic blood pressure values simultaneously, in a pattern suggesting that wide pulse pressures were associated with mortality (P < 0.0001). Comorbidity adjustment markedly affected associations, with low pre-dialysis diastolic (P < 0.05), low post-dialysis dialysis diastolic pressure (P < 0.05), high post-dialysis dialysis systolic pressure (P < 0.05), and high interdialytic weight gains (P = 0.005) associated with mortality. Each class of antihypertensive drug, except angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE)-inhibitors, was associated with lower mortality in unadjusted models, an effect most pronounced for beta-blockers (hazards ratio 0.72, 95% CI 0.66 to 0.79, P < 0.0001). Comorbidity adjustment eliminated survival associations for each antihypertensive class except beta-blockers. Conclusions. Pre- and post-dialysis blood pressure values have independent associations with mortality, in a way that implicates wide pulse pressures. Much of the adverse prognosis of wide pulse pressures probably reflects older age and cardiovascular comorbidity. Large interdialytic weight gains are associated with shorter survival when comorbidity is taken into account. Beta-blocker use shows a robust association with survival, and may be protective.
KW - Chronic kidney disease
KW - Hypertension
KW - Pulse pressure
KW - Relative risk of death
KW - Renal statistics
KW - USRS statistics
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U2 - 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00636.x
DO - 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2002.00636.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 12371980
AN - SCOPUS:0036405062
SN - 0085-2538
VL - 62
SP - 1784
EP - 1790
JO - Kidney international
JF - Kidney international
IS - 5
ER -