Table 3.

Adjusted Logistic Regression Analyses: Association between baseline CHeKS score and use of an arteriovenous fistula or graft at baseline and three- and six-months after dialysis initiation

Characteristica	OR [95% CI]	P	OR [95% CI]	P	OR [95% CI]	P
	Baseline n = 426		3–Months n = 395		6–Months n = 367
Dialysis Care Knowledge CHeKS Score (20% points)	1.34 [1.02, 1.76]	0.03	1.49 [1.16, 1.93]	0.002	1.33 [1.03, 1.72]	0.03
Age (per year)	1.00 [0.99, 1.02]	0.69	1.00 [0.99, 1.02]	0.81	1.00 [0.98, 1.01]	0.64
Sex (Female versus Male)	1.22 [0.78, 1.90]	0.38	1.18 [0.78, 1.78]	0.44	1.10 [0.72, 1.68]	0.64
Race (Non-white versus White)	1.07 [0.66, 1.73]	0.78	1.04 [0.67, 1.63]	0.85	0.95 [0.61, 1.50]	0.84
Education (HS or greater versus less than HS)	0.88 [0.52, 1.50]	0.65	0.91 [0.56, 1.48]	0.70	0.88 [0.54, 1.45]	0.62
Diabetes (Yes versus no)	1.08 [0.69, 1.69]	0.74	1.25 [0.82, 1.90]	0.30	1.24 [0.81, 1.90]	0.33

^aOR, odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; HS, high school.