Research Article

Relation between Blood Pressure Management and Renal Effects of Sodium-Glucose Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Diabetic Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 1

Differences among the study groups based on blood pressure at initiation of treatment and MAP at the time of survey.

BP (mmHg) at initiation of SGLT2i treatment
Well-controlled group ()Poorly controlled group () value

Age (years)<0.001
Sex, males : females210 : 117273 : 140n.s.
BW (kg)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)<0.001
SBP/DBP at office (mmHg)<0.001/<0.001
MAP at office (mmHg)<0.001
HbA1c (mmol/mol) (%) () ()n.s.
eGFR (ml/min/1.7 m2)0.002
CCR (ml/min)<0.001
ACR (mg/gCr)38.1 (13.3, 103.6)58.5 (24.0, 185.9)<0.001
Logarithmic value of ACR<0.001
, 125/167/35114/224/75<0.001
Duration of treatment (months)15 (11, 22)12 (10, 24)n.s.

MAP (mmHg) at the time of the survey
<102 ()≥102 () value
Age (years)<0.001
Sex, males : females337 : 200146 : 570.02
BW (kg)<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)<0.001
SBP/DBP at office (mmHg)<0.001/<0.001
MAP at office (mmHg)<0.001
HbA1c (mmol/mol) (%) () ()n.s.
eGFR (ml/min/1.7 m2)0.018
CCR (ml/min)<0.001
ACR (mg/gCr)42.6 (16.2, 140.0)58.5 (26.1, 164.9)0.023
Logarithmic value of ACR0.027
, 185/275/7754/116/33n.s.
Duration of treatment (months)15 (11, 23)12 (8, 24)n.s.

, , compared with the other group (in two-group comparisons); §, compared with the <125/75 group; and , compared with the ≥130/80 to <135/85 group. Abbreviations: ACR: urinary albumin-creatinine ratio; BMI: body mass index; BW: body weight; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CCR: creatinine clearance, calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault formula; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; MAP: mean arterial pressure; n.s.: not significant; SGLT2i: sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors.