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Table 5 Relationship between atherosclerotic vascular disease and risk factors for cardiovascular disease among dialysis patients

From: Atherosclerotic vascular disease is more prevalent among black ESKD patients on long-term CAPD in South Africa

Risk factors

OR

95% CI (n = 80)

p-value

Age (>  40 years)

3.11

1.00–9.65

0.049*

Gender

1.58

0.48–5.20

0.453

Hypertensiona

1.49

0.37–5.97

0.575

LVH

49.79

2.58–959.68

0.010*

TC (>  5.17 mmol/l)

12.15

0.98–150.60

0.052

LDL-C (>  2.59 mmol/l)

1.64

0.34–7.99

0.541

TG (>  1.69 mmol/l)

0.69

0.17–2.80

0.599

  1. * - Statistically significant, p < 0.05; LVH - left ventricular hypertrophy, TC Total cholesterol, LDL-C - low density lipoprotein, BMI Body mass index; asystolic hypertension (systolic blood pressure > 140 mmHg)
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