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Table 5 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of risk factors of CUA in dialysis cases compared to matched dialysis controls

From: Calciphylaxis epidemiology, risk factors, treatment and survival among French chronic kidney disease patients: a case-control study

Parameter

OR (95% CI)

p-value

Body Mass Index, per 5 kg/m2 increase

1.56 (1.08–2.27)

0.02

Loss of weight within 6 months before diagnosis, per 1 kg increment

1.66 (1.22–2.26)

0.001

Coronary artery disease

5.52 (1.07–28.65)

0.04

Albumin variation between diagnosis and 6 months before, per 5 g/L increment

0.19 (0.05–0.70)

0.01

Serum phosphate (worst value within 6 months before onset of CUA), per 1 mmol/L increment

9.27 (1.70–50.68)

0.01

Vitamin K Antagonist

5.11 (1.29–20.29)

0.02