Table 3.
Risk factors for parathyroidectomy, as incidence rate ratios (IRR), in the Swedish dialysis- and transplant population
| Factor |
IRR (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| Gender |
|
|
| Female |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Male |
0.53 (0.45-0.61) |
0.53 (0.45-0.61) |
| Age (years) |
|
|
| 0-40 |
0.90 (0.71-1.12) |
0.87 (0.69-1.09) |
| 40-55 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| 55-70 |
0.80 (0.67-0.96) |
0.78 (0.65-0.94) |
| > 70 |
0.27 (0.21-0.34) |
0.25 (0.19-0.32) |
| Region |
|
|
| Stockholm |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| North |
0.57 (0.40-0.83) |
0.66 (0.46-0.94) |
| South-east |
1.04 (0.78-1.39) |
1.13 (0.84-1.51) |
| South |
1.23 (0.97-1.58) |
1.38 (1.08-1.77) |
| Uppsala/Örebro |
1.00 (0.78-1.27) |
1.19 (0.93-1.52) |
| West |
1.37 (1.07-1.74) |
1.49 (1.17-1.89) |
| Abroad |
0.78 (0.25-2.47) |
0.46 (0.15-1.44) |
| Cause of renal disease |
|
|
| Diabetes |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| Nephrosclerosis |
1.02 (0.75-1.39) |
1.56 (1.14-2.13) |
| Glomerulonephritis |
2.22 (1.75-2.80) |
2.30 (1.80-2.94) |
| Adult polycystic kidney disease |
2.17 (1.65-2.87) |
1.88 (1.42-2.50) |
| Pyelonephritis |
2.60 (1.90-3.56) |
2.54 (1.85-3.48) |
| Other |
1.22 (0.98-1.60) |
1.30 (1.00-1.68) |
| Years with functioning transplant |
|
|
| 0 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
| 0 > and < 1 |
1.32 (1.03-1.68) |
1.59 (1.23-2.04) |
| ≥ 1 and < 3 |
3.22 (2.56-4.06) |
0.71 (0.56-0.89) |
| ≥ 3 | 1.00 (0.79-1.27) | 0.24 (0.19-0.30) |