Table 4.
Results of the multivariate analyses
| Linear Calcification |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate | OR | 95% Confidence Interval | P | |
| Age, years | 0.043 | 1.04 | 1 to 1.08 | 0.04 |
| Sex, male | 0.45 | 1.57 | 0.69 to 3.55 | 0.27 |
| Group | ||||
| Control | – | – | – | – |
| Dialysis, no CVD | 2.05 | 7.77 | 2.81 to 21.4 | <0.001 |
| Dialysis, CVD | 2.09 | 8.09 | 2.67 to 24.5 | <0.001 |
| Diabetes mellitus, no | −0.21 | 0.8 | 0.37 to 1.72 | 0.57 |
| Calcium, mg/dl | 0.16 | 1.17 | 0.4 to 2.8 | 0.70 |
| Phosphorus ≤5 mg/dl | −1.29 | 0.27 | 0.08 to 0.84 | 0.02 |
| CRP ≤ 12 mg/dl | −0.88 | 0.41 | 0.15 to 1.10 | 0.08 |
| PTH ≤ 282 pg/ml | 0.07 | 1.07 | 0.33 to 3.45 | 0.90 |
| Carotid plaque, no | −1.97 | 0.13 | 0.06 to 0.31 | <0.001 |
| cIMT ≤ 0.85 mm | −0.28 | 0.74 | 0.32 to 1.71 | 0.49 |