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Table 2 Hazard of one-year mortality overall or due to drug-sensitive diagnosis,* by drug dependence

From: Mortality and illicit drug dependence among hemodialysis patients in the United States: a retrospective cohort analysis

Model

No drug dependence

Drug dependence

 

Overall Mortality

Mortality due to potentially drug-sensitive diagnosis

HR (95 % CI)

HR (95 % CI)

HR (95 % CI)

Adjusted for age, gender, race, ethnicity

1.0 (reference)

1.58 (1.50–1.67)

2.84 (2.30–3.50)

Adjusted for above + primary cause of ESRD

1.0 (reference)

1.52 (1.44–1.60)

2.80 (2.26–3.45)

Adjusted for above + pre-dialysis nephrology care and type of vascular access

1.0 (reference)

1.39 (1.32–1.47)

2.58 (2.09–3.19)

Adjusted for above + Medicaid insurance

1.0 (reference)

1.34 (1.27–1.41)

2.54 (2.04–3.14)

  1. *p < 0.001 for all estimates