Table 3.
Characteristics associated with hospitalization in past 12 mo from multivariable logistic regression analysis
| 1Adjusted odds ratios (95%CI) for Hospitalization | P value | |
| Gait speed/fall history | ||
| 2Faster walk/no fall history (reference) | 1 | |
| 3Slower walk/no fall history | 1.79 (1.11, 2.88) | 0.02 |
| Slower walk/fall history | 2.10 (1.19, 3.73) | 0.01 |
| Faster walk/fall history | 1.46 (0.90, 2.39) | 0.13 |
| Female | 0.55 (0.39, 0.78) | < 0.001 |
| Age, yr | 0.98 (0.97, 1.00) | 0.01 |
| ESRD vintage, yr | 0.95 (0.92, 0.98) | 0.003 |
1Adjusted also for race, diabetes, CHF, CAD, CVA, PVD, other cardiac diseases, COPD, cancer, hemoglobin level, KDQOL-CF score, assistive device use (variables not significantly associated in this logistic regression model with hospitalized/not hospitalized in past 12 mo);
2
Faster walk = gait speed ≥ 0.8 m/s;
3
Slower walk = gait speed < 0.8 m/s. ESRD: End-stage renal disease.