Variable | Unadjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value | Adjusted OR (95% CI) | p-value |
Advanced age (>50 years) | 2.6 (0.9 - 6.9) | 0.05 | 3.6 (1.0 - 12.6) | 0.04 |
Male Sex | 1.4 (0.6 - 3.6) | 0.37 |
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Low education level | 2. 0 (0.9 - 4.7) | 0.09 | 2.6 (0.9 - 7.6) | 0.08 |
Overweight | 1.2 (0.4 - 3.6) | 0.78 |
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Obesity | 2.2 (0.9 - 5.3) | 0.09 | 2.2 (0.7 - 7.1) | 0.20 |
Elevated pre-dialytic SBP | 2.4 (0.9 - 6.0) | 0.07 | 3.5 (1.1 - 11.3) | 0.05 |
Elevated pre-dialytic DBP | 1.6 (0.7 - 3.9) | 0.28 |
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Moderate or severe anemia | 2.9 (1.2 - 7.0) | 0.01 | 4.7 (1.5 - 14.4) | 0.006 |
Elevated blood urea nitrogen | 1.4 (0.4 - 5.7) | 0.62 |
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Short duration of HD (<7 month) | 2.6 (1.1 - 6.1) | 0.03 | 3.1 (1.0 - 9.1) | 0.04 |
Hypoalbuminemia | 1.3 (0.5 - 3.7) | 0.59 |
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Frequency of HD sessions per week | 3.7 (0.8 - 17.6) | 0.10 | 1.6 (0.2 - 10.5) | 0.59 |
Dialyzer surface area | 1.5 (0.7 - 3.5) | 0.32 |
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Blood flow rate > 300 | 3.2 (0.9 - 10.9) | 0.05 | 3.7 (0.9 - 14.9) | 0.07 |
Catheter type |
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Temporary | 1.3 (0.4 - 4.2) | 0.58 |
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Permanent | 1.2 (0.5 - 2.9) | 0.65 |
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Arterio-venous fistula | 0.6 (0.2 - 1.7) | 0.31 |
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