Table 3

Median and IQR for systolic and diastolic blood pressure SDS at the onset of diabetes and at the end of the study period

Persistent ACRp valueNormal ACR p valueIntermittent ACR
Onset (number of patients)3416823
 Systolic−0.12  (−0.62, 0.72)NS−0.18 (−0.75, 0.58)NS−0.05 (−0.58, 0.52)
 Diastolic0.3 (−0.11, 0.74)NS0.07 (−0.26, 0.54)NS0.42 (−0.27, 1.11)
Final (number of patients)3012120
 Systolic0.91 (0.06, 0.99)< 0.030.29 (−0.21, 0.77)< 0.0010.56 (0.17, 1.01)
 Diastolic0.9 (0.47, 1.2)< 0.0010.35 (−0.19, 0.69)< 0.0010.91 (0.48, 1.35)
  • IQR, interquartile ranges; SDS, standard deviation scores; ACR, albumin:creatinine ratio.