Table 3

Age and age-adjusted blood pressure, body mass index, and plasma glucose of ESRD cases with an un-identified cause and white and black non-cases.

Cases

(n = 7)

White non-cases

(n = 3012)

Black non-cases

(n = 1528)


Number of study visits attended

20

6410

3749


Mean (SE)


Age, years

13.3 (0.7)

11.4 (0.1)***

11.9 (0.1)***


SBP, mmHg

114.5 (2.0)

103.3 (0.1)***

103.0 (0.1)***


DBP, mmHg

70.1 (1.8)

62.3 (0.1)***

62.3 (0.1)***


BMI, kg/m2†

23.5 (0.8)

18.9 (0.4)***

18.6 (0.1)***


Plasma glucose, mg/dL

87.0 (2.7)

85.8 (0.1)

84.0 (0.2)


Abbreviations: SBP - systolic blood pressure; DBP - diastolic blood pressure; BMI - body mass index.

All cases and controls are males. All cases are black males.

Adjusted to the age distribution of all Bogalusa Heart Study participants

* p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001 comparing cases to controls

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