Table 3 Factors associated with BKD, EKD and SPKD domains

Crude ß coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted ß coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Crude ß coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted ß coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Crude ß coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted ß coefficient (95% CI)

P value

Sex (Female)

Male

7.17 (-0.11, 14.32)

0.05

2.95 (-4.49, 10.29)

0.46

6.51 (-1.27, 13.78)

0.09

6.84 (-0.35, 14.03)

0.07

5.51 (-4.75, 15.66)

0.29

11.98 (2.82, 21.18)

0.01

Age (< 45 years)

45–60 years

-0.71 (-9.23, 8.55)

0.87

1.16 (-7.12, 10.49)

0.80

2.25 (-6.31, 10.82)

0.61

7.24 (-0.98, 15.47)

0.10

7.30 (-4.46, 19.91)

0.23

11.49 (0.50, 23.35)

0.05

> 60 years

0.99 (-7.68, 10.15)

0.82

-1.70 (-12.81, 9.70)

0.78

3.02 (-5.98, 12.02)

0.51

9.09 (-0.42, 18.61)

0.07

9.87 (-2.10, 22.39)

0.11

13.611 (1.42, 26.29)

0.04

Education (Primary school and less)

Secondary school

0.11 (-9.22, 9.02)

0.98

0.51 (-8.69, 9.44)

0.91

3.75 (-9.30, 16.34)

0.87

Post-secondary

5.68 (-2.58, 13.77)

0.17

7.51 (-0.93, 15.87)

0.08

-0.94 (-12.55, 10.45)

0.56

Marital status (Never married)

Married/living together

0.17 (-7.86, 8.32)

0.96

0.04 (-8.49, 8.62)

0.99

5.81 (-5.53, 17.27)

0.32

Separated/widowed

-8.12 (-18.10, 2.02)

0.11

1.52 (-9.05, 12.18)

0.78

-0.87 (-14.96, 13.41)

0.90

Employment (Unemployed)

Employed

9.78 (2.34, 17.31)

0.01

10.29 (3.20, 17.49)

0.009

12.35 (4.72, 19.98)

0.002

-0.12 (10.91, 10.76)

0.98

Retired

8.12 (-1.92, 18.43)

0.12

10.57 (-0.96, 22.57)

0.10

6.33 (-3.93, 16.60)

0.23

4.01 (-10.56, 18.91)

0.59

Ubudehe category (1)

2

8.34 (-5.78, 22.63)

0.25

3.51 (-11.22, 18.52)

0.64

8.71 (-11.00, 28.62)

0.39

3

7.09 (-5.54, 20.15)

0.28

3.06 (-9.93, 16.67)

0.65

6.89 (-10.77, 25.05)

0.45

Health insurance coverage (< 100% coverage)

100% coverage

1.60 (-5.85, 8.88)

0.66

-2.18 (-9.81, 5.42)

0.57

13.03 (3.06, 22.81)

0.01

9.57 (0.01, 18.74)

0.05

Prescribed number of HD sessions per week (twice)

Thrice

-0.56 (-9.74, 8.20)

0.90

-11.83 (-20.59, -3.07)

0.009

2.21 (-10.46, 14.46)

0.72

Number of HD in the past 30 days (≤ 10)

> 10

-1.34 (-8.75, 6.02)

0.72

-9.08 (-16.56, -1.62)

0.01

-7.70 (-14.81, -0.59)

0.04

-1.91 (-12.22, 8.34)

0.71

Hospitalized in the last 6 months (No)

Yes

-3.73 (-10.62, 3.11)

0.28

-8.30 (-15.42, -1.15)

0.025

0.75 (-9.08, 10.53)

0.87

Number of medications taking (< 3 drugs)

3–4 drugs

-5.10 (-14.33, 3.96)

0.27

-5.69 (-15.26, 3.87)

0.25

-7.48 (-20.31, 5.16)

0.25

> 4 drugs

1.64 (-7.95, 10.92)

0.73

-6.07 (-15.87, 3.72)

0.23

-12.43 (-25.73, 0.52)

0.06

Albumin (< 35 g/l)

35–40 g/l

7.24 (-1.29, 16.14)

0.10

2.19 (-6.89,11.27)

0.64

-1.02 (-13.24, 11.61)

0.87

> 40 g/l

9.62 (0.51, 19.08)

0.04

2.71 (-7.01, 12.44)

0.58

0.36 (-12.65, 13.77)

0.95

Hemoglobin (< 10 g/dl)

10–11 g/dl

9.03 (0.74, 17.25)

0.03

4.80 (-3.93, 13.54)

0.28

11.12 (-0.50, 22.68)

0.06

> 11 g/dl

1.17 (-6.81, 9.21)

0.77

2.84 (-5.58, 11.29)

0.51

6.05 (-5.16, 17.34)

0.29

Vintage (≤ 12 months)

13–24 months

5.10 (-3.66, 14.44)

0.26

4.82 (-4.16, 13.88)

0.30

18.70 (6.97, 31.03)

0.002

16.28 (5.20, 27.82)

0.008

> 24 months

-0.01 (-7.95, 8.35)

0.99

-2.76 (-10.89, 5.44)

0.51

11.61 (1.001, 22.68)

0.03

9.74 (-0.35, 20.31)

0.07

HD access (Fistula/graft)

Semipermanent dialysis catheter

-8.59 (-17.38, -0.37)

0.04

-8.01 (-16.95, 0.51)

0.09

-2.87 (-11.30, 5.64)

0.50

-8.89 (-21.34, 2.92)

0.15

Temporary dialysis catheter

-10.78 (-19.59, -2.28)

0.01

-10.71 (-19.48, -2.32)

0.02

-1.14 (-10.26, 7.97)

0.80

-4.32 (-16.83, 7.84)

0.49

Number of comorbidities (0)$

1

-9.66 (-22.58, 2.62)

0.13

-17.32 (-29.95, -5.63)

0.009

-6.32 (-18.76, 6.12)

0.32

-5.89 (-18.13, 6.34)

0.36

-22.96 (-40.51, -6.03)

0.01

-19.93 (-36.47, -4.05)

0.02

2

-13.45 (-26.87, -0.69)

0.04

-14.96 (-28.29, -2.676)

0.03

-13.17 (-26.14, -0.18)

0.05

-15.53 (-27.99, -3.06)

0.02

-19.00 (-37.23, -1.43)

0.04

-19.16 (-36.56, -2.71)

0.03

3 or more

-14.78 (-30.54, 0.46)

0.06

-17.62 (-33.01, -2.97)

0.03

-17.36 (-33.09 -1.62)

0.03

-19.66 (-34.92, -4.41)

0.01

-26.47 (-47.96, -5.51)

0.01

-33.27 (-53.11, -14.20)

0.001