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Table 2 Follow-up variables of patients whose kidney function worsens or not within the next week following the procedure

From: Predictors of kidney disease progression after renal artery stenting

Variables n, %

All (n = 95)

Progression (n = 24)

No progression (n = 71)

p

CO2 angiography

31

3 (12.5)

28 (39.4)

0.015

The number of anti-hypertensives

2 (2–3)

3 (2–4)

2 (1–3)

0.01

Systolic BP

133 ± 20

138 ± 18

131 ± 21

0.121

Diastolic BP

77 ± 14

77 ± 10

77 ± 16

0.844

SCr, median (IQR)

1.33 (1.03–1.91)

1.32 (1.06–3.41)

1.33 (1.01–1.76)

0.195

SCr, mean ± SD

1.67 ± 1.18

2.38 ± 1.97

1.43 ± 0.57

AKI

7 (7.3)

4 (16.6)

3 (4.2)

0.044

Improvement in kidney function

24 (25.2)

2 (8.3)

22 (30.9)

0.033

  1. Abbreviations: AKI: Acute kidney, injury; BP, Blood pressure. CO2, Carbon dioxide. SCr, Serum creatinine