Table 3. Categorical variables association with functional maturation.

Variable	Functional maturation	N	%	P value
Female gender	Yes	9	34.6	0.004
	No	17	65.4
Male gender	Yes	40	67.8
	No	19	32.2
Diabetes	Yes	18	52.9	0.473
	No	16	47.1
Smoking	Yes	13	48.7	0.193
	No	14	51.9
Hypertension	Yes	44	61.1	0.128
	No	28	38.9
Hyperlipidaemia	Yes	38	57.6	0.980
	No	28	42.4
CAD	Yes	17	54.8	0.691
	No	14	45.2
Atrial fibrillation	Yes	8	66.7	0.495
	No	4	33.3
PVD	Yes	10	58.8	0.913
	No	7	41.2
HD history	Yes	37	61.7	0.245
	No	23	38.3
HD by central catheter	Yes	35	61.4	0.407
	No	22	38.6
Previous AVF	Yes	11	55	0.530
	No	9	45
Site of AVF: Wrist	Yes	23	61.9	0.432
	No	20	38.1
Site of AVF: Forearm	Yes	26	65.4
	No	16	34.6
Renal transplant history	Yes	8	88.9	0.036
	No	1	11.1
C+2 channel blocker	Yes	21	84	0.001
	No	4	16
Warfarin	Yes	8	61.5	0.758
	No	5	38.5
Insulin	Yes	9	60	0.839
	No	6	40

CAD = coronary artery disease; PVD = peripheral vascular disease; HD = haemodialysis, AVF = arteriovenous fistula; AVF = arteriovenous fistula.