Table 2 Univariate analysis of patients’ risk factors for catheter dysfunction, comparing patients with infection or thrombosis event versus no event

Age^a

51.24 (17.01)

56.18 (14.75)

0.005

56.68 (14.02)

52.93 (16.84)

0.012

Gender (Female)^b

79 (64.2%)

243 (70.8%)

0.173

191 (78.9%)

131 (59.3%)

0 < 0.001

BMI^a (Kg/m²)

26.4 (4.87)

27.08 (6.1)

0.393

27.63 (5.88)

26.37 (5.58)

0.127

INR^a

–

–

–

1.12 (0.24)

1.08 (0.12)

0.186

Anemia^b

32 (30.6%)

15 (14.9%)

0.388

14 (16.9%)

13 (16.9%)

0.998

Diabetes^b

34 (27.6%)

86 (25.1%)

0.576

54 (22.3%)

64 (29%)

0.101

Hypertention^b

48 (39%)

133 (38.8%)

0.961

95 (39.3%)

86 (38.4%)

0.783