Table 3 Results of the Cox multivariate analysis for the relationship between co-morbid factors, dialysis access at dialysis initiation and death in incident dialysis patients (HD-AVF, hemodialysis arteriovenous fistula; HD-TCC, hemodialysis tunneled cuffed catheter; PD, peritoneal dialysis catheter)
Hazard ratio | 95% confidence intervals | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (per year) | 1.080 | 0.996-1.171 | 0.062 |
Diabetes | 0.487 | 0.139-2.288 | 0.318 |
Coronary heart disease | 1.875 | 0.381-9.227 | 0.439 |
Congestive heart failure | 0.497 | 0.117-2.158 | 0.497 |
Peripheral vascular disease | 0.499 | 0.114-2.190 | 0.357 |
Previous stroke | 0.197 | 0.032-1.225 | 0.081 |
Late referral | 1.009 | 0.990-1.028 | 0.378 |
Albumin | 0.917 | 0.814-1.033 | 0.153 |
Hemoglobin | 0.999 | 0.948-1.054 | 0.975 |
eGFR* | 1.135 | 0.903-1.426 | 0.279 |
Dialysis access | |||
PD (reference) | |||
HD-AVF | 0.734 | 0.056-9.656 | 0.814 |
HD-TCC | 16.128 | 1.431-181.778 | 0.024 |