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Table 3 Subgroup Analysis

From: Intravenous iron supplementation does not increase infectious disease risk in hemodialysis patients: a nationwide cohort-based case-crossover study

 

Iron treatment in case period(%)

Iron treatment in control period 1 + 2 + 3(%)

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P-value

P-value for interaction

Heart failure

0.710

 Yes

27 (6.2%)

76 (5.8%)

1.070 (0.680, 1.684)

0.769

 

 No

40 (4.1%)

125 (4.3%)

0.958 (0.666, 1.379)

0.818

 

Chronic lung disease

0.607

 Yes

17 (5.4%)

45 (4.7%)

1.141 (0.643, 2.024)

0.652

 

 No

50 (4.6%)

156 (4.8%)

0.960 (0.693, 1.330)

0.805

 

Diabetes Mellitus

0.940

 Yes

44 (5.2%)

131 (5.1%)

1.008 (0.710, 1.432)

0.964

 

 No

23 (4.1%)

70 (4.2%)

0.985 (0.609, 1.594)

0.951

 

Venous catheter for HD

0.976

 Yes

0 (0%)

7 (4.8%)

0.000 (< 0.001, > 99.99)

0.952

 

 No

67 (4.9%)

194 (4.8%)

1.038 (0.781, 1.380)

0.796

 

Iron > 300 mg/month

0.391

 Yes

25 (21%)

86 (23%)

0.839 (0.508, 1.386)

0.493

 

 No

42 (3.3%)

115 (3.0%)

1.099 (0.767, 1.574)

0.607