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Table 2 Analysis of the potential risk factors for a higher PWV value (for dichotomous variables); CVD = cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease and/or cerebrovascular disease and/or peripheral arterial disease); ns = non-significant

From: A prospective observational study comparing a non-operator dependent automatic PWV analyser to pulse pressure, in assessing arterial stiffness in hemodialysis

  

Inliers

Outliers

P-value

OR

CI 95%

Dialysate calcium

Low (1.25 mmol/L)

49

19

< 0.001

  

High (1.50 mmol/L)

74

0

Diabetes

Yes

51

3

ns (0.06)

3.63

1.03-13.45

No

73

16

Smoking habit

Yes

37

10

ns (0.08)

2.61

0.98-6.96

No

87

9

CVD

Yes

73

10

ns

1.29

0.49-3.39

No

51

9

Hypertension

Yes

113

17

ns

1.21

0.25-5.93

No

11

2

Dyslipidaemia

Yes

75

11

ns

1.11

0.42-2.96

No

49

8

Serum Phosphate

Low (<1.79 mmol/L)

91

18

<0.05

6.47

1.03-138.1

High (>1.78 mmol/L)

33

1