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. 2016 Oct 10;11(12):2150–2158. doi: 10.2215/CJN.02420316

Table 2.

Unadjusted competing risk regression for ESRD showing concepts with q values <0.05 (top 10 positive and negative predictors shown; full results are in Supplemental Table 1)

UMLS CUI Most Common Phrase (Three Most Correlated Phrases [Φ-Coefficient]) HR [95% CI] q Value Prevalence (%)
Top 10 positive predictors (HR>1) by q value (lowest to highest)
 C0022661 Chronic renal insufficiency (CKD [0.77], chronic disease [0.71], renal insufficiency [0.66]) 5.07 [3.52 to 7.31] <0.001 15.9
 C0022658 Nephropathy (renal impairment [0.89], renal insufficiency [0.81], CKD [0.7]) 3.45 [2.44 to 4.89] <0.001 17.2
 C0917873 Dialysisa (hemodialysis [0.38], ESRD [0.34], uremia [0.3]) 4.64 [3.01 to 7.17] <0.001 5.6
 C0011946 Dialysisa (hemodialysis [0.37], ESRD [0.34], uremia [0.3]) 4.64 [3.01 to 7.16] <0.001 5.6
 C0403447 CKD (chronic disease [0.92], renal impairment [0.78], chronic renal insufficiency [0.77]) 3.36 [2.38 to 4.73] <0.001 21.9
 C0035078 Renal insufficiency (renal impairment [0.91], nephropathy [0.81], chronic renal insufficiency [0.66]) 3.55 [2.47 to 5.11] <0.001 25.4
 C0546817 Volume overload (diuresis [0.61], diuresed [0.6], BNP [0.52]) 3.85 [2.54 to 5.84] <0.001 7.2
 C0020223 Hydralazine (hydralazine HCl [0.65], labetalol [0.33], CK-MB [0.29]) 4.01 [2.54 to 6.33] <0.001 4.4
 C0699992 Lasix (furosemide [0.74], sulfonamide [0.61], furosemide 40 mg [0.51]) 2.82 [2.00 to 3.97] <0.001 19
 C0016860 Furosemide (sulfonamide [0.8], lasix [0.74], furosemide 40 mg [0.66]) 2.84 [1.99 to 4.07] <0.001 13.6
Top 10 negative predictors (HR<1) by q value (lowest to highest)
 C0227391 Sigmoid (descending colon [0.43], transverse colon [0.36], large bowel [0.33]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 6.6
 C1299496 Radiology report (anion gap [0.14], 3.9 [0.14], pigment [0.13]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 4.1
 C0231953 Lung volumes (FRC [0.46], diffusing capacity [0.45], atelectasis [0.36]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 4.6
 C0014672 Equipment (procedure/site [0.42], knowledge deficit [0.4], nursing care [0.36]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 4.7
 C0221103 Suppression (acid [0.24], suppressed [0.17], bone marrow [0.15]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 4.1
 C0439181 Suppression (acid [0.24], suppressed [0.17], bone marrow [0.15]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 4.1
 C0086930 Risk assessment (homicidal ideation [0.73], abnormal movements [0.65], suicidal ideation [0.65]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 4.5
 C0184924 Punch biopsy (punch biopsy [0.99], punch [0.58], suture removal [0.57]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 3.4
 C0700201 Sleep disturbance (fear of falling [0.55], skin problems [0.51], sleep disorder [0.43]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 4.4
 C0014180 Endometrium (myometrium [0.63], right ovary [0.5], right ovary [0.5]) <0.01 [<0.01 to <0.01] <0.001 3.3

UMLS CUI, Unified Medical Language System concept unique identifier; HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; BNP, B-type Natriuretic Peptide; CK-MB, creatine kinase-myocardial band; FRC, functional residual capacity.

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Note that the phrase dialysis maps to two concepts, because we used settings in MetaMap that allowed a phrase to match multiple concepts (instead of choosing only one).