Table IV.
Cox Proportional Hazard Model of Predictors of Failure
| Univariate | Multivariate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predictor | p-value | HR | 95% CI | p-value |
| Vit D deficiency | .04 | 2.34 | 1.17-4.71 | .02 |
| Age | .8 | |||
| Gender | .9 | |||
| Race | .5 | |||
| HD via Central Cath | .08 | 1.50 | .74-3.06 | .3 |
| Previous failed AVF/AVG | .0002 | 1.50 | .56-3.85 | .4 |
| AVG v AVF | .0003 | 3.50 | 1.38-8.89 | .009 |
| Sroke/TIA | .4 | |||
| Heart Failure | .1 | |||
| CAD/MI | .8 | |||
| HTN | .002 | .20 | .04-1.01 | .051 |
| HLD | .02 | .42 | .22- .81 | .01 |
| DM | 0.2 | |||
| Tobacco Use | 0.4 | |||
| ASA | 0.09 | .67 | .37-1.23 | .2 |
| Statin | 0.2 | |||
| eGFR | 0.9 | |||
| Cr | 0.07 | .96 | .85-1.08 | .5 |
| Albumin | 0.4 | |||
| Trig | 0.4 | |||
| HDL | 0.7 | |||
| LDL | 0.8 | |||
| HgbA1C | 0.7 | |||
| Calcium | 0.4 | |||
| Phos | 0.7 | |||
| PTH | 0.6 | |||
| Hematocrit | 0.03 | 1.07 | .999-1.15 | .052 |