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. 2022 Dec 22;38(6):1508–1518. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfac341

Table 2B:

Logistic regression analysis for the association between residual eGFR, dialysis Kt/V, total weekly Kt/V (including residual kidney function), serum phosphate levels and the presence of pruritus (yes/no) at baseline and 12 months after start dialysis among PD patients.

Crude Full model
Pruritus N OR 95% CI OR 95% CI
Baseline, N = 670
No pruritus (score 1)
 Reference 176 1.00 1.00
Pruritus (score 2–5)
 eGFR, per 1 mL/min/1.73 m2 increase 494 0.94 0.88; 1.00 0.94 0.88; 1.00
 Dialysis Kt/V, per 1 unit increase 494 0.99 0.64; 1.55 1.00 0.60; 1.66
 Total weekly Kt/V, per 1 unit increase 494 0.76 0.57; 1.01 0.74 0.54; 1.01
 Phosphate (PO4), per 1 mmol/L increase 494 1.82 1.20; 2.76 1.74 1.14; 2.66
12 months, N = 490
No pruritus (score 1)
 Reference 96 1.00 1.00
Pruritus (score 2–5)
 eGFR, per 1 mL/min/1.73 m2 increase 394 0.88 0.82; 0.95 0.88 0.80; 0.95
 Dialysis Kt/V, per 1 unit increase 394 1.13 0.70; 1.81 1.15 0.70; 1.89
 Total weekly Kt/V, per 1 unit increase 394 0.66 0.47; 0.92 0.63 0.45; 0.89
 Phosphate (PO4), per 1 mmol/L increase 394 1.76 1.04; 2.99 1.81 1.06; 3.10

Full model = adjusted for age, sex, smoking and diabetes mellitus.

Kt/V, a number used to quantify hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis treatment adequacy.