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Table 3 Estimated risk of osteoporotic fracture associated with LMWH in hemodialysis

From: Osteoporotic fracture rates in chronic hemodialysis and effect of heparin exposure: a retrospective cohort study

Variables

Unadjusted HR

(95% CI)

Adjusted HR

(95% CI)

Baseline

 Heparin Exposure LMWH (vs UFH)

1.00 (0.72–1.39)

1.01 (0.72–1.42)

 Age (per year)

1.02 (1.01–1.04)

1.02 (1.01–1.04)**

 Male (vs female)

1.24 (0.94–1.65)

1.21 (0.90–1.62)

 Incident patients (vs prevalent)

0.89 (0.67–1.20)

0.84 (0.61–1.16)

 Hospitalization in prior year

1.11 (0.79–1.55)

1.14 (0.77–1.70)

Comorbidities

 Cardiovascular disease

1.14 (0.85–1.51)

0.91 (0.65–1.28)

 Cerebrovascular disease

0.58 (0.30–1.09)

0.46 (0.24–0.89)*

 Chronic pulmonary disease

1.30 (0.93–1.82)

1.20 (0.84–1.71)

 Chronic liver disease

1.10 (0.60–2.02)

1.25 (0.67–2.31)

 Congestive heart failure

1.34 (1.00–1.81)

1.24 (0.88–1.75)

 Diabetes

1.20 (0.90–1.60)

1.25 (0.92–1.72)

 Hyperlipidemia

1.22 (0.90–1.66)

1.16 (0.82–1.65)

 Hypertension

0.96 (0.69–1.34)

0.75 (0.51–1.11)

 Malignancy

1.53 (1.10–2.12)

1.50 (1.07–2.10)*

 Peripheral vascular disease

1.29 (0.95–1.75)

1.29 (0.92–1.81)

 Rheumatoid arthritis

1.73 (0.71–4.21)

1.51 (0.61–3.75)

 Osteoporosis

1.48 (0.87–2.51)

1.20 (0.69–2.09)

 Prior fracture

1.57 (0.77–3.18)

1.33 (0.64–2.76)

Drug use 6 months prior

 NSAID

1.03 (0.77–1.37)

0.87 (0.63–1.20)

 Steroids

1.04 (0.70–1.54)

0.97 (0.64–1.46)

 Calcium

1.04 (0.77–1.41)

1.07 (0.62–1.85)

 Vitamin D

1.32 (0.99–1.77)

1.37 (0.98–1.92)

 Phosphorus chelating agents

0.96 (0.70–1.30)

0.71 (0.41–1.26)

 Cinacalcet

0.53 (0.07–3.80)

0.62 (0.09–4.47)

  1. Abbreviations: HR Hazard ratio, CI Confidence interval, NSAID Non-steroidal anti-inflammation drugs, LMWH Low Molecular Weight heparin, UFH Unfractionated heparin
  2. *: p value < 0.05; **: p value < 0.01