Ambulatory Arterial Stiffness Index Is Higher in Hypertensive Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 2

Office and ambulatory blood pressure parameters of hypertensive patients with normal and impaired renal function.

BP parameters	SAH group	CKD group	P value
AASI, units	0.37±0.02	0.45±0.03	0.0400
Office systolic BP, mmHg	149±3	145±4	0.4452
Office diastolic BP, mmHg	87±2	85±2	0.5121
Controlled office BP, n (%)	15 (50)	10 (33)	0.2949
24 h systolic BP, mmHg	131±3	133±3	0.6172
24 h diastolic BP, mmHg	81±2	79±2	0.6004
24 h Pulse Pressure, mmHg	50±2	54±2	0.2034
Controlled 24 h BP, n (%)	14 (47)	14 (47)	1.0000
White coat effect, n (%)	6 (20)	3 (10)	0.2859
Daytime systolic BP, mmHg	134±3	135±3	0.8732
Daytime diastolic BP, mmHg	83±2	81±2	0.5507
Nocturnal systolic BP, mmHg	124±3	129±3	0.2707
Nocturnal diastolic BP, mmHg	75±2	74±2	0.9644
Systolic nocturnal fall, %	7.6±1.1	4.0±1.5	0.0588
Diastolic nocturnal fall, %	10.7±0.1	8.6±0.2	0.2945

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM or n (%). AASI, ambulatory arterial stiffness index; SAH, systemic arterial hypertension; CKD, chronic kidney disease; BP, blood pressure.