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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Card Fail. 2011 Jan;17(1):17–23. doi: 10.1016/j.cardfail.2010.08.009

Table 4.

Characteristics independently associated with advanced heart failure-related symptoms among persons with CKD

Unadjusted OR Adjusted OR1 Adjusted OR2
Female sex 1.78(1.50– 2.11) 1.45 (1.17–1.79) 1.57 (1.21– 2.04)
Race
 White 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
 Black 2.20 (1.84–2.62) 1.42 (1.15–1.76) 1.61 (1.25–2.09)
 Other 1.22 (0.82–1.82) 1.53 (0.97–2.43) 1.82 (1.07– 3.11)
BMI
 <27 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref) 1.0 (ref)
 27- <30 1.41 (1.05– 1.89) 1.52 (1.10– 2.10) 1.69 (1.10– 2.59)
 30- <35 1.78 (1.36– 2.32) 1.78 (1.33– 2.38) 2.44 (1.67– 3.55)
 >35 4.61 (3.62– 5.88) 3.99 (3.03– 5.27) 5.56 (3.89– 7.96)
Current smoker 2.05 (1.63– 2.59) 2.25 (1.71– 2.95) N/A
Asthma 2.27 (1.81– 2.85) 2.02 (1.55– 2.64) N/A
Coronary Artery Disease 1.92 (1.57– 2.35) 1.77 (1.41– 2.23) 1.84 (1.39– 2.43)
Diabetes 2.11 (1.78– 2.51) 1.35 (1.10– 1.66) 1.36 (1.06– 1.75)
Peripheral Vascular Disease 2.77 (2.05– 3.75) 2.29 (1.61– 3.26) 2.98 (1.96– 4.53)
1

adjusted for sex, race, current smoking status, coronary artery disease, diabetes, asthma, peripheral vascular disease, hemoglobin, BMI and clinical site

2

excludes persons with history of asthma or current smoking