Time to Initiation of Antihypertensive Therapy After Onset of Elevated Blood Pressure in Patients With Primary Proteinuric Kidney Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale & objective

The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of hypertension in patients with proteinuric kidney disease and evaluate blood pressure (BP) control.

Study design

Retrospective cohort study.

Setting & participants

Data from adults and children with proteinuric kidney disease enrolled in the multicenter Kidney Research Network Registry were used for this study.

Exposure

Proteinuric kidney disease.

Outcomes

Hypertension and BP control.

Analytical approach

Patients with white-coat hypertension were excluded. Patients were censored at end-stage kidney disease onset. Patients were defined as hypertensive either by hypertension diagnosis code, having 2 or more encounters with elevated BPs, or treatment with antihypertensi

SUBMITTER: Weaver DJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7380443 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Mar-Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature