Table 5.
Kendall's tau b correlations between non-ESRD-specific conditions and ESRD-specific conditions as defined by meeting Kidney Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative (KDOQI) guidelinesa
| ESRD-Specific Conditions as Defined by KDOQI Guidelines | Non-ESRD-Specific Conditions
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical Performance (higher is better) | Depression (higher is worse) | Pain (higher is worse) | Fatigue (higher is worse) | Cognition Based on MMSE (higher is better) | Cognition Based on EXIT25 (higher is worse) | |
| Hgb <11 or >13 g/dl | r = 0.024,P = 0.77 | r = 0.089, P = 0.28 | r = 0.088, P = 0.28 | r = 0.055, P = 0.50 | r = 0.160,P = 0.05 | r = 0.039, P = 0.63 |
| iPTH <150 or >300 pg/dl | r = 0.133, P = 0.11 | r = 0.004, P = 0.97 | r = −0.097, P = 0.24 | r = 0.031, P = 0.70 | r = -0.158, P = 0.05 | r = 0.185, P = 0.02 |
| Phosphorus <3.5 or >5.5 mg/dl | r = 0.004, P = 0.95 | r = −0.014, P = 0.89 | r = −0.084, P = 0.31 | r = −0.007, P = 0.93 | r = −0.037, P = 0.65 | r = 0.034, P = 0.68 |
| Kt/V < 1.2 | r = 0.078, P = 0.35 | r = 0.051, P = 0.54 | r = 0.080, P = 0.33 | r = 0.084, P = 0.32 | r = −0.117, P = 0.16 | r = 0.126, P = 0.13 |
| Use of catheter for dialysis access | r = −0.142, P = 0.09 | r = 0.150, P = 0.07 | r = 0.152, P = 0.06 | r = 0.040, P = 0.63 | r = 0.080, P = 0.33 | r = 0.004, P = 0.96 |
a
Hgb, hemoglobin; iPTH, intact parathyroid hormone.
bBold font indicates significance at P ≤ 0.05.