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Table 3 Factors associated with the VSP-A index in haemodialysis adolescents

From: Quality of life in adolescents with chronic kidney disease who initiate haemodialysis treatment

 

Index VSP-A

Univariate model

Multivariate model*

Mean ± SD

β [IC 95%]

β [IC 95%]

1-Adolescents

 Gender

  Malea

61.8 ± 2.5

  

  Female

60.8 ± 4.0

− 0.9 [−7.7; 7.5]

− 1.4 [−8.3; 5.3]

Age

 

−0.6 [−2.7; 1.4]

−3.5 [−5.2; − 1.9]

Primary diagnosis

 Congenitala

59.6 ± 2.4

  

 Acquired

65.2 ± 4.3

5.6 [−2.8; 14.1]

Age at primary diagnosis

 

0.0 [−0.7; 0.8]

 11–17 yearsa

63.4 ± 4.7

  

 6–10 years

62.5 ± 6.6

− 0.9 [−13.8; 12]

 

 0–5 years

60.6 ± 5.5

−2.8 [− 13.6; 8.1]

 

Age at CKD diagnosis

 

0.4 [−0.3; 1.2]

0.8 [0.2; 1.4]

 11–17 yearsa

66.9 ± 3.9

  

 6–10 years

66.1 ± 5.1

−4.8 [−14.8; 5.1]

 

 0–5 years

57.5 ± 5.1

−9.4 [−19.5; 0.7]

 

Delay between primary diagnosis and HD

 

−0.2 [− 0.9; 0.6]

 

Medical history

 Noa

61.9 ± 2.4

  

 Renal transplantation and/or HD and/or PD

59.9 ± 4.7

−2.1 [−11.3; 7.1]

Growth failure

 Noa

62.8 ± 2.4

  

 Yes

58.1 ± 4.5

−4.7 [−13.4; 4.0]

−0.7 [−7.6; 6.2]

Anaemia

 Noa

63.1 ± 3.8

  

 Yes

60.7 ± 4.5

−2.3 [−11.2; 6.5]

−1.5 [−8.3; 5.3]

Number of comorbidities

 

−1 [−3.5; 1.4]

Number of treatments

 

0.4 [− 3.4; 4.0]

Active coping

 

1.3 [−0.3; 2.9]

2.9 [1.0; 4.7]

Avoidant coping

 

−0.0 [−1.6; 1.6]

−1.1 [−2.5; 0.4]

Negative coping

 

−0.2 [−2.3; 1.9]

− 1.4 [− 3.2; 0.4]

2-Environmental

   

 Age of parents

 

−0.4 [− 0.9; 0.1]

  Family structure

   

   Separated parentsa

60.1 ± 2.9

  

   Not separated parents

62.3 ± 4.1

2.3 [−5.6; 10.3]

Siblings

Noa

70.2 ± 6.8

  

Yes

60.2 ± 7.2

−9.9 [−24.2; 4.0]

Place of residence

 Rurala

64.3 ± 2.8

  

 Urban

57.9 ± 4.0

−6.4 [−14.1; 1.6]

Time between home and HD

 

0.1 [−0.0; 0.1]

  < 20 mina

53.1 ± 5.1

  

 20 to 60 min

60.7 ± 5.7

7.6 [−3.6; 19]

 

  > 60 min

61.6 ± 6.1

8.5 [− 3.5; 20.6]

 

Parental employment

 Noa

63.9 ± 4.0

  

 Yes

60.3 ± 4.7

− 3.6 [− 12.8; 5.5]

Financial situation

 Difficultya

61.3 ± 2.9

  

 Not difficulty

61.1 ± 4.1

−0.3 [−8.1; 7.8]

Adolescent’s schooling

 Noa

58.2 ± 4.9

  

 Yes

54.7 ± 5.4

3.6 [−7.2; 14.3]

  1. β correlation coefficient, IC 95% 95% confidence interval, SD standard deviation, CKD chronic kidney disease, HD haemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis
  2. a= reference category *Multivariate model is done on 21 patients
  3. Bold values = statistically significant value