Table 7.
Vein calcification prevalence in intima or media (all samples, n=554) by baseline attributes
| Factora | Present | Absent | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | N (%) | N | N (%) | ||
| Female | 165 | 18 (10.9) | 389 | 46 (11.8) | 0.76 |
| Black | 240 | 16 (6.7) | 306 | 47 (15.4) | 0.002 |
| Diabetes prevalence | 328 | 46 (14.0) | 226 | 18 (8.0) | 0.03 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 295 | 41 (13.9) | 259 | 23 (9.2) | 0.07 |
| Coronary artery disease | 149 | 29 (19.5) | 405 | 35 (8.6) | <0.001 |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 78 | 13 (16.7) | 476 | 51 (10.7) | 0.13 |
| Venous thromboembolic disease | 34 | 6 (17.6) | 520 | 58 (11.1) | 0.25 |
| Peripheral arterial disease | 86 | 13 (15.1) | 468 | 51 (10.9) | 0.26 |
| Tobacco use | 304 | 35 (11.4) | 247 | 29 (11.7) | 0.93 |
| On dialysis at time of surgery | 360 | 43 (11.9) | 194 | 21 (10.8) | 0.69 |
| Forearm fistula | 127 | 5 (3.9) | 427 | 59 (13.8) | <0.01 |
| Upper-arm fistula: basilic or brachial vein | 163 | 21 (12.9) | |||
| Upper-arm fistula: cephalic vein | 264 | 38 (14.4) | |||
a
See Table 1 footnotes for specific factor definitions.