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Table 2 Determinants for ESA resistance (Q4 ERI > 10.1): univariate analyses

From: Predicting erythropoietin resistance in hemodialysis patients with type 2 diabetes

Characteristic

OR

95% CI (lower and upper limit)

P-value

Age years

1,02

1,00

1,04

0,05

Male sex

1,76

1,32

2,35

<0,001

Time on HD months

0,96

0,94

0,99

0,002

Smoker or ex-smoker

0,76

0,57

1,02

0,07

BMI kg/m2

0,97

0,94

1,00

0,06

Heart Rate bpm

1,01

1,00

1,02

0,02

History of CHF %

1,52

1,14

2,04

0,01

Use of ACE-Inhibitors %

1,27

0,96

1,69

0,09

Laboratory values

    

Iron saturation %

0,94

0,93

0,96

<0,001

Ferritin ug/l

1,00

0,99

1,00

0,01

Albumin g/dl

0,22

0,14

0,36

<0,001

Urea mg/dl

0,99

0,99

1,00

0,01

Potassium mmol/l

1,24

1,05

1,46

0,01

Glucose mg/dl

1,00

1,00

1,01

0,03

LDL-C mg/dl

0,99

0,99

1,00

0,03

AP U/l

1,64

1,15

2,36

0,01

Biomarker

    

NT-pro-BNP pg/ml

1,21

1,08

1,35

0,00

PTH ng/l

0,86

0,75

0,99

0,04

CRP mg/l

1,24

1,10

1,39

0,00

Troponin T ng/ml

1,20

1,03

1,40

0,02

ADMA umol/l

4,45

1,81

10,98

0,00

25(OH) vitamin D ng/ml

0,75

0,55

1,02

0,07

Osteocalcin ug/l

0,85

0,71

1,01

0,06

  1. Abbreviations:
  2. ACEI = Angiotensin-Converting-Enzym Inhibitor; AP = alkaline phosphatase.
  3. PTH = parathyroid-hormone; CRP = C-reactive protein.
  4. ADMA = asymmetric dimethylarginin; 25(OH) vitamin D = cholecalciferol.