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Table 3 Association between quality of life and dialysis withdrawal

From: Dialysis withdrawal and symptoms of anxiety and depression: a prospective cohort study

Hazard ratios for dialysis withdrawal

Crude

Model 1

(+ age, gender, ethnicity)

Model 2

(+ comorbidity)

Mental component score SF-12 < 50.0*

1.41 (0.78–2.53) p = 0.254

1.91 (1.05–3.49) p = 0.034

1.81 (0.99–3.30) p = 0.053

Physical component score SF-12 < 37.0*

1.61 (0.89–2.91) p = 0.116

1.51 (0.83–2.74) p = 0.178

1.26 (0.69–2.30) p = 0.463

  1. Model 1 includes both the exposure + age, gender and ethnicity
  2. Model 2 includes both the variables from model 1 + additionally the DAVIES comorbidity score, which includes points for ischemic heart disease, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, malignancy, diabetes, collagen vascular disease, COPD and others
  3. * The higher the score on the SF-12, the better the Quality of Life. A cut-off of 50 was used for the MCS and 37 for the PCS.
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BMC Nephrology

ISSN: 1471-2369

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