Table 2.
Ordinal regression showing predictors associated with carotid artery–intima media thickness in 137 prevalent hemodialysis patients
| Odds Ratio (95% CI) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
| Free T3 (per 1 pmol/L) | 0.81 (0.66 to 0.98), P = 0.03 | 0.81 (0.67 to 0.97), P = 0.02 | 0.81 (0.68 to 0.97), P = 0.02 |
| Age (per 1 year) | 1.05 (1.03 to 1.08), P < 0.01 | 1.05 (1.02 to 1.07), P < 0.01 | |
| IDWG (per 100 ml) | 1.06 (1.02 to 1.10), P < 0.01 | 1.06 (1.02 to 1.09), P < 0.01 | |
The values of carotid artery–intima media thickness were categorized according to tertiles. Model 1 was adjusted for age, gender, diabetes, cardiovascular disease history, smoking, time on hemodialysis, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and IDWG. Model 2 was model 1 + serum albumin and C-reactive protein. (Model chi-squared: 51.18, P < 0.0001; pseudo r2 = 0.35.) CI, confidence interval; IDWG, interdialytic weight gain; T3, triiodothyronine.