Table 3.
The association between education and access to kidney transplantation by the multivariate logistic regression.
| Variables Included in Model | Model 1 Crude OR of Education (95% CI) | Model 2 Adjusted for Demo. OR (95% CI) | Model 3 Adjusted for Model 2 + Clinical OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Education (ref = mandatory) | |||
| high school | 2.97 *** (2.73–3.23) |
1.67 *** (1.51–1.85) |
1.68 *** (1.51–1.88) |
| college | 5.25 *** (4.74–5.81) |
3.36 *** (2.96–3.82) |
3.18 *** (2.77–3.66) |
| Age at referral (years) (ref = 18 to 39) | |||
| 40 to 49 | 0.39 *** (0.33–0.46) |
0.40 *** (0.33–0.48) |
|
| 50 to 59 | 0.19 *** (0.16–0.22) |
0.21 *** (0.18–0.26) |
|
| 60+ | 0.02 *** (0.01–0.02) |
0.02 *** (0.02–0.03) |
|
| Sex (ref = female) | |||
| male | 1.06 (0.96–1.16) |
1.14 * (1.03–1.26) |
|
| Year of first RRT | 0.96 *** (0.95–0.97) |
0.96 *** (0.95–0.97) |
|
| Marital status (ref = married) | |||
| single | 0.57 *** (0.51–0.65) |
0.56 *** (0.50–0.64) |
|
| divorced | 0.63 *** (0.55–0.72) |
0.65 *** (0.57–0.75) |
|
| widow | 0.34 *** (0.27–0.43) |
0.32 *** (0.25–0.41) |
|
| Citizenship (ref = non-Swedish) | |||
| Swedish | 1.64 *** (1.31–2.06) |
1.73 *** (1.35–2.22) |
|
| missing | 0.74 * (0.56–0.98) |
0.72 * (0.53–0.98) |
|
| Home county (ref = non Tx centers) | |||
| Tx centers | 0.99 (0.91–1.08) |
0.96 (0.87–1.06) |
|
| Primary renal disease (ref = APKD) | |||
| diabetic nephropathy | 0.27 *** (0.21–0.34) |
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| glomerulonephritis | 0.77 ** (0.64–0.94) |
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| hypertension | 0.28 *** (0.22–0.35) |
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| pyelonephritis | 0.50 *** (0.38–0.67) |
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| unspecified kidney disease | 0.28 *** (0.23–0.35) |
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| others | 0.32 *** (0.27–0.38) |
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| Comorbidities (ref = non comorbidities) | |||
| hypertension | 1.73 *** (1.52–1.97) |
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| diabetes mellitus | 0.54 *** (0.46–0.64) |
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| heart disease | 0.29 *** (0.26–0.33) |
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| cancer | 0.23 *** (0.19–0.29) |
Model 1: Crude OR of education; Model 2: ORs were adjusted for demographic variables (age at referral, sex, year of first RRT, marital status, citizenship, and home county); Model 3: model 2 + clinical variables, which included primary renal disease and comorbidities. *** p < 0.001; ** p < 0.01; * p < 0.05.