Table 1.
Logistic regression analysis evaluating the predictors of receiving education in 270 UPS patients
| Variables | Odds ratio (95% CI) | P-value |
|---|---|---|
| Age, ≥69 years | 0.40 (0.20–0.80) | 0.01 |
| Gender, male versus female | 0.73 (0.37–1.45) | 0.37 |
| Admission, inpatients versus outpatients | 0.59 (0.27–1.31) | 0.20 |
| Diabetes, presence versus absence | 0.65 (0.33–1.28) | 0.21 |
| Time between first referral to nephrologists and first dialysis, the same day versus later | 0.63 (0.28–1.42) | 0.26 |
| Initial dialysis modality, PD versus HD | 4.81 (1.85–12.50) | 0.001 |
| Congestive heart failure | 0.71 (0.34–1.49) | 0.37 |
| Country, DE + FR + AU versus the UK + SE + DK | 0.38 (0.18–0.82) | 0.01 |
Notes: Pseudo-r2=0.12. Significant values are marked in bold (P<0.05).
Abbreviations: AU, Austria; CI, confidence interval; DE, Germany; DK, Denmark; FR, France; HD, hemodialysis; PD, peritoneal dialysis; SE, Sweden; UPS, unplanned dialysis start.