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Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2022 Sep 24;81(3):270–280.e1. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2022.07.015

Table 3.

Multivariable associations between pre-transplant characteristics and post-transplant cinacalcet use using imputed data, N=30,127

Variables IRR (99% CI) P-value
Year of Transplant (referent is 2007) 0.2
  2008 0.8 (0.8–1)
  2009 0.7 (0.8–1.1)
  2010 0.8 (0.9–1.2)
  2011 0.8 (1–1.4)
  2012 1.1 (1.1–1.5)
  2013 1 (1.2–1.6)
Age (vs 18–44) 0.001
  45–64 1.5 (1.2–2)
  ≥65
BMI, kg/m2 (vs <18.5)
1.5 (1–2.1) 0.2
  18.5–25 1.5 (0.6–3.9)
  25–30 1.4 (0.5–3.5)
  ≥30 1.2 (0.5–3.2)
Female 1.3 (1.1–1.6) 0.002
Race (white is referent) 0.02
  Black 0.8 (0.6–1)
  Other 0.7 (0.5–1.1)
Dialysis Vintage, years (vs <2) <0.001
  2 to <5 2.2 (1.5–3.3)
  ≥5 3.7 (2.5–5.6)
Hemodialysis (vs peritoneal dialysis) 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.1
Cause of ESKD (glomerulonephritis is referent) 0.002
  Diabetes 1.3 (0.9–1.9)
  Hypertension 1.1 (0.8–1.7)
  Other 1.7 (1.1–2.4)
Cerebrovascular Disease 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 0.2
Coronary Artery Disease 0.7 (0.4–1.2) 0.1
Lung Disease 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.1
Alcohol 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.07
Hypertension 1.1 (0.7–1.8) 0.5
Valvular Disease 1.1 (0.7–1.7) 0.7
Diabetes Mellitus 0.8 (0.6–1.1) 0.09
Peripheral Vascular Disorder 1.1 (0.8–1.5) 0.4
Previous Solid Organ Transplant 1.3 (0.7–2.5) 0.3
Donor blood type (O is referent) 0.09
  A 0.9 (0.7–1.1)
  B 1 (0.7–1.3)
  AB 0.5 (0.2–1.1)
Donor Age, years 1 (1–1) 1.0
Cold Ischemia, hours 1 (1–1) 0.4
Pre-Transplant Cinacalcet Use 6 (4.7–7.8) <0.001

Preselected variables = transplant year, age at transplant, sex, dialysis vintage, and dialysis modality. Other variables were selected using backward selection. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ESKD, end stage kidney disease; IRR, incident rate ratio; CI, confidence interval