Table 3.
Association between graft versus fistula and patency loss and mortality
| |
Type of access |
Patency loss |
Mortality |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR (95% CI) | HR (95% CI) | ||||||
|
Total |
Fistula |
(N=727) |
|
1 |
(reference) |
1 |
(reference) |
| |
Graft |
(N=146) |
Crude |
1.6 |
(1.3-2.0) |
1.7 |
(1.3-2.4) |
| Adjusted* | 1.4 | (0.9 -2.1) | 1.5 | (1.0-2.2) | |||
HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.
*Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, primary kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, prior catheter use, GFR, calcium corrected for albumin, phosphorus, and cholesterol.