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Table 5 Cox Proportional Hazard Model of ESRD patients on maintenance hemodialysis in Addis Ababa Ethiopia, from January 1st 2016 to December 31st 2020

From: Mortality in hemodialysis patients in Ethiopia: a retrospective follow-up study in three centers

Covariates

β

SE

Wald

Sig

Exp.(β)/ AHR

95% CI for Exp.(β)

Hypertension

 Yes

1.966

0.805

5.965

0.015*

7.139

1.474

34.565

 No (Ref)

       

Types of vascular access

 Graft

2.974

1.162

6.553

0.01*

19.568

2.008

190.736

 Catheter

1.345

0.513

6.868

0.09*

3.839

1.404

10.497

 Fistula (Ref)

       

Infection

 Yes

1.277

0.659

3.752

0.035*

3.586

1.985

13.054

 No (Ref)

       

Cardiovascular complication

 Yes

1.547

0.490

5.676

0.017*

4.696

1.316

16.763

 No (Ref)

       
  1. AHR Adjusted Hazard Ratio, and Ref is the reference group, β Estimated Regression Coefficient, SE Standard error of β, CI Confidence Interval, Sig. Statistical Significance, and Exp. (β) Exponent of Beta = Hazard Ratio
  2. *Significant (P-value < 0.05)
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