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Table 3 Age sex and year of study adjusted predictors of death from logistic regression models

From: Fatal outcomes among patients on maintenance haemodialysis in sub-Saharan Africa: a 10-year audit from the Douala General Hospital in Cameroon

Variable

Basic models

Multivariable models

 

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

OR (95 % CI)

p-value

Age, per year

1.00 (0.99–1.01)

0.844

0.99 (0.97–1.01)

0.282

Sex (men)

0.90 (0.64–1.26)

0.530

0.86 (0.61–1.22)

0.400

Year

 

<0.0001

 

<0.0001

 2002–2004

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 2005–2006

6.14 (3.57–10.56)

 

7.25 (4.13–12.75)

 

 2007–2008

3.38 (1.91–5.96)

 

3.86 (2.13–7.00)

 

 2009–2010

2.64 (1.55–4.49)

 

2.91 (1.67–5.08)

 

 2011–2012

2.33 (1.22–4.09)

 

2.72 (1.52–4.88)

 

 P for linear trend

0.548

 

0.451

 

Background nephropathy

 

0.108

 

0.056

 Hypertension

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 Diabetes

1.94 (1.14–3.30)

 

2.00 (1.17–3.43)

 

 Hypertension and diabetes

2.00 (1.02–3.92)

 

1.99 (1.00–3.95)

 

 Chronic glomerulonephrities

1.10 (0.63–1.92)

 

1.08 (0.61–1.92)

 

 HIV

1.64 (0.81–3.32)

 

0.81 (0.31–2.14)

 

 Others

1.19 (0.64–2.18)

 

1.03 (0.54–1.95)

 

 Unknown

1.67 (1.00–2.80)

 

1.76 (1.04–2.99)

 

Charlson Score

 

0.071

 

0.045

 1

1 (reference)

 

1 (reference)

 

 2

1.15 (0.66–1.98)

 

1.12 (0.63–1.98)

 

 3

1.58 (0.89–2.79)

 

2.13 (0.96–4.75)

 

 4

4.03 (1.18–13.79)

 

5.15 (1.39–18.99)

 

 P for linear trend

0.013

 

0.013

 

Planned dialysis start

1.27 (0.76–2.11)

0.355

  

Haemoglobin, per g/dl

1.00 (0.91–1.10)

0.950

-

 

Creatinine, per 10 mg/l

1.00 (0.98–1.02)

0.959

-

 

Calcium, per 10 mg/l

1.03 (0.87–1.22)

0.711

-

 

Phosphate, per 10 mg/l

1.01 (0.94–1.08)

0.804

-

 
  1. 95 % CI, 95 % confidence interval, OR odd ratio