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Table 3 Prevalence of functional dependence and associations of functional status with patient’s characteristics

From: Functional dependence and the mental dimension of quality of life in Hemodialysis patients: the PROHEMO study

   

Odds Ratio and 95% Confidence Interval

Functional Status

N

% Dependent

Unadjusted

Adjusted-1

Adjusted-2

Adjusted-3

Age (years)

 < 45

79

54.4

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

 45–60

87

67.8

1.76 (0.94,3.32)

1.76 (0.94, 3.32)

1.67 (0.86, 3.24)

1.09 (0.49, 2.42)

 ≥ 60

69

73.9

2.37 (1.18, 4.76)

2.38 (1.18, 4.76)

2.45 (1.15, 5.18)

1.34 (0.54, 3.35)

Diabetes

 No

166

56.6

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

 Yes

69

85.5

4.52 (2.16, 9.45)

4.59 (2.09, 10.1)

4.74 (2.10, 10.7)

8.15 (2.94, 22.6)

Vascular Access for Hemodialysis

 AVF

166

61.8

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

 Catheter

69

77.6

2.13 (1.02, 4.44)

2.29 (1.08, 4.87)

2.08 (0.96, 4.52)

2.41 (0.91, 6.35)

PTH (pg/mL)

 > 300

149

40.9

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

 150–300

123

63.4

1.20 (2.12, 10.5)

1.20 (0.63, 2.30)

1.32 (0.67, 2.60)

0.90 (0.37, 2.19)

 < 150

83

89.2

4.72 (2.12, 10.5)

4.81 (2.11, 11.0)

5.37 (2.27, 12.7)

3.80 (1.23, 11.7)

Serum Creatinine (mg/dL)

 > 9

144

81.3

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

Ref = 1

 ≤ 9

91

54.9

3.58 (1.93, 6.66)

3.62 (1.89, 6.95)

3.09 (1.96, 6.54)

3.66 (1.48, 9.07)

  1. Adjusted-1: Includes months on dialysis and age; Adjusted-2: Includes months on dialysis, age and other sociodemographics; Adjusted-3: Includes vascular access by catheter, comorbidities, laboratory variables, BMI, plus variables in Adjusted-2
  2. AVF Arteriovenous fistulae