Non-adherence to Haemodialysis, Interdialytic weight gain and cardiovascular mortality: a cohort study

BMC Nephrology

Table 5 Cox proportional model hazard for all-cause mortality in the subgroup with IDWG ≥4% of DW

Risk factors	Unadjusted		Multivariate
Risk factors	HR (CI 95%)	p	HR (CI 95%)	p
Age (years)	1.06 (1.02–1.09)	< 0.001	1.05 (1.01–1.08)	0.002
Cardiovascular or cerebrovascular disease (yes)	3.39 (1.81–6.33)	< 0.001	2.74 (1.42–5.27)	0.003
Diabetes Mellitus (yes)	1.74 (0.80–3.79)	0.15	1.09 (0.43–2.74)	0.84
Vascular access (catheter)	3.13 (0.96–10.23)	0.05	2.35 (0.63–8.22)	0.18
BMI between 18,5–24.9 Kg/m²	1 (reference)	0.045	1 (reference)
BMI between 25 and 29.9 Kg/m²	1.18 (0.52–2.67)	0.68	0.85 (0.37–1.95)	0.70
BMI ≥ 30 Kg/m²	0.93 (0.21–3.98)	0.92	1.26 (0.28–5.53)	0.96
BMI < 18.5 Kg/m²	3.02 (1.38–6.63)	0.006	3.06 (1.39–6.76)	0.005

HR Hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, BMI body mass index, IDWG interdialytic weight gain, DW dry weight
Other variables assessed in the univariate analysis: sex, race, time on hemodialysis, smoking, systemic arterial hypertension, background of parathyroidectomy, Serum albumin, spKt/V, Parathormone ≥600 pg/mL, Serum phosphorus > 5.5 mg/dL, Ultrafiltration (ml/h/Kg)

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