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. 2011 Sep 2;34(4):381–390. doi: 10.1159/000331067

Table 2.

Multivariate ORs for prevalence, treatment and lack of control of hypertension

Determinants ABPM
Pre-HD BP
Post-HD BP
OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Prevalence of hypertension
Age, years 0.98 (0.96–1.00) 0.08
Serum albumin, g/dl 1.76 (0.90–3.46) 0.1
Aspirin use, yes/no 1.85 (0.98–3.51) 0.06 2.01 (0.97–4.17) 0.06
BMI 0.91 (0.87–0.97) <0.01 0.92 (0.86–0.98) <0.01
Dialysis duration 0.03 0.01 <0.001
 <1 year 1.00 (réf. cat.) 1.00 (réf. cat.) 1.00 (réf. cat.)
 1–4 years 0.48 (0.22–1.02) 0.06 0.21 (0.06–0.77) 0.02 0.30 (0.12–0.79) 0.01
 ≥4 years 0.36 (0.17–0.78) 0.01 0.14 (0.04–0.51) <0.01 0.15 (0.06–0.39) <0.001
Epoetin use, yes/no 2.54 (1.35–4.77) <0.01 2.06 (0.91–4.69) 0.08 2.16 (1.06–4.40) 0.03
LR χ2 30.76 16.00 29.42
Pseudo r2 0.10 0.08 0.11

Treatment of hypertension
Aspirin use, yes/no 2.50 (1.11–5.64) 0.03 2.43 (1.30–4.53) <0.01 2.08 (1.05–4.09) 0.03
BMI 0.93 (0.88–0.97) <0.01 0.95 (0.90–1.01) 0.08
Epoetin use, yes/no 2.17 (1.17–4.03) 0.01 2.02 (1.02–3.99) 0.04
Vitamin D receptor activator use, yes/no 0.39 (0.19–0.82) 0.01 0.51 (0.27–0.95) 0.03 0.48 (0.24–0.94) 0.03
LR χ2 10.88 23.71 13.11
Pseudo r2 0.05 0.07 0.05

Lack of control of hypertension
Serum albumin, g/dl 0.38 (0.20–0.72) <0.01
BMI 0.91 (0.86–0.97) <0.01
Epoetin use, yes/no 1.88 (1.05–3.34) 0.03
Antihypertensive use 0.02 <0.01
 1 antihypertensive 1.00 (réf. cat.) 1.00 (réf. cat.)
 2 antihypertensives 1.53 (0.75–3.13) 0.2 3.07 (1.46–6.45) <0.01
 3 antihypertensives 2.49 (1.10–5.64) 0.03 3.76 (1.61–8.77) <0.01
 ≥4 antihypertensives 3.21 (1.41–7.30) <0.01 4.52 (1.92–10.67) <0.001
History of diabetes mellitus, yes/no 3.46 (1.72–6.99) <0.001
Hemoglobin, g/dl 0.77 (0.60–0.97) 0.03
Urea reduction ratio, % 1.04 (1.00–1.09) 0.04
Vitamin D receptor activator use, yes/no 1.88 (1.02–3.46) 0.04
LR χ2 23.71 21.36 22.09
Pseudo r2 0.07 0.08 0.07