Table 2.

Analysis of the potential risk factors for a higher PWV value (for dichotomous variables); CVD = cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease and/or cerebrovascular disease and/or peripheral arterial disease); ns = non-significant

		Inliers	Outliers	P-value	OR	CI 95%
Dialysate calcium	Low (1.25 mmol/L)	49	19	< 0.001
	High (1.50 mmol/L)	74	0
Diabetes	Yes	51	3	ns (0.06)	3.63	1.03-13.45
	No	73	16
Smoking habit	Yes	37	10	ns (0.08)	2.61	0.98-6.96
	No	87	9
CVD	Yes	73	10	ns	1.29	0.49-3.39
	No	51	9
Hypertension	Yes	113	17	ns	1.21	0.25-5.93
	No	11	2
Dyslipidaemia	Yes	75	11	ns	1.11	0.42-2.96
	No	49	8
Serum Phosphate	Low (<1.79 mmol/L)	91	18	<0.05	6.47	1.03-138.1
	High (>1.78 mmol/L)	33	1