Table 3 Odds ratio (95% CI) for advanced vascular calcification in each haemodialysis parameters

DM

1.99 (1.24–3.17)

1.88 (1.10–3.17)

1.94 (1.14–3.29)

CAD

2.93 (1.61–5.34)

2.64 (1.36–5.14)

2.78 (1.41–5.51)

Single pool Kt/V

6.5 (2.80–15.3)

5.32 (1.56–18.14)

5.27 (1.51–18.41)

Equilibrated Kt/V

8.8 (3.20–24.20)

6.33 (1.53–26.17)

6.16 (1.45–26.10)

Standard Kt/V

18.2 (4.90–68.20)

10.91 (1.83–65.21)

10.67 (1.74–65.52)

HDF (reference HD)

2.66 (1.51–4.68)

3.28 (1.76–6.12)

3.27 (1.74–6.16)

Sodium

0.85 (0.79–0.92)

0.88 (0.81–0.96)

0.88 (0.81–0.96)

Chloride

0.87 (0.83–0.93)

0.89 (0.83–0.95)

0.90 (0.83–0.96)

Corrected Ca

1.73 (1.25–2.40)

1.60 (1.12–2.27)

1.70 (1.17–2.46)

Charlsons’ comorbidity index

2.71 (2.24–3.31)

2.34 (1.86–2.91)

1.86 (1.42–2.21)

Dialysis duration (months)

3.34 (2.87–3.94)

2.81 (2.31–3.35)

2.34 (1.67–2.94)