Table 3.
Factors associated with the presence of AMC detected with ultrasonography
Variable | Crude OR | 95% CI | p value | Adjusted OR* | 95% CI | p value |
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Diabetes (yes vs. no) | 3.95 | 1.16–13.53 | 0.03 | 6.63 | 1.64–26.78 | 0.01 |
Smoking (yes vs. no) | 0.57 | 0.24–1.32 | 0.19 | 0.70 | 0.24–2.02 | 0.51 |
Hypertension (yes vs. no) | 0.72 | 0.30–1.72 | 0.46 | 1.12 | 0.33–3.81 | 0.86 |
Age (each year more) | 1.03 | 1.00–1.06 | 0.07 | 1.03 | 0.99–1.07 | 0.19 |
Sex (men vs. women) | 1.02 | 0.44–2.35 | 0.96 | 1.21 | 0.45–3.30 | 0.71 |
Hemodialysis versus CRF | 2.79 | 0.91–8.56 | 0.07 | 1.78 | 0.43–7.44 | 0.43 |
Renal transplant versus CRF | 1.35 | 0.39–4.72 | 0.63 | 0.62 | 0.14–8.52 | 0.92 |
Dialysis vintage (each month more) | 1.01 | 1.00–1.02 | 0.02 | 1.01 | 1.00–1.02 | 0.09 |
Time since transplant (each month more) | 1.00 | 0.99–1.00 | 0.39 | 1.00 | 0.98–1.02 | 0.99 |
AIC on the SFA (yes vs. no) | 0.85 | 0.27–2.68 | 0.78 | 0.90 | 0.20–4.10 | 0.89 |
All variables have been adjusted for each other. CRF = Chronic renal failure.