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Table 2 Adjusted odds ratio of incident usage by distance from centre

From: The association between geographic proximity to a dialysis facility and use of dialysis catheters

Distance from dialysis centre (km)

% CVC (N)

OR of incident CVC

<5

78.7(5659)

Referent

5-20

78.1(7251)

1.02 (1.00-1.05)

>20

82.3(8202)

1.29 (1.24-1.34)

  1. Distance from centre P < 0.0001 for incident CVC in adjusted models.
  2. Incident CVC adjusted for race, sex, age, BMI, alb, Hb, co-morbidities, cause of ESRD, any pre-dialysis care, region.