Table 2. Longitudinal linear regression model of the laboratory and clinical parameters associated with the erythropoietin resistance index in hemodialysis patients.
Variables | Non-Adjusted | Adjusted | ||||||
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β | 95%CI | P-value | β | 95%CI | P-value | |||
Age (years) | −0.062 | −0.088 | −0.037 | <0.001 | −0.137 | −0.174 | −0.099 | <0.001 |
Arterial hypertension, (yes vs no) | 2.449 | 1.254 | 3.645 | <0.001 | −1.216 | −3.377 | 0.954 | 0.270 |
Kt/V index, % | 0.700 | −0.260 | 1.660 | 0.153 | 11.61 | −0.009 | 23.238 | 0.050 |
Urea reduction ratio, % | −0.089 | −0.133 | −0.045 | <0.001 | −0.380 | −0.075 | −0.004 | 0.047 |
Interdialytic weight gain, g | 0.301 | 0.119 | 0.483 | 0.001 | 0.528 | 0.212 | 0.844 | 0.001 |
Body mass index, kg/m2 | −0.390 | −0.479 | −0.302 | <0.001 | −0.211 | −0.359 | −0.624 | 0.005 |
ARB use (yes vs no) | 3.919 | 3.102 | 4.737 | <0.001 | 2.068 | 0.472 | 3.663 | 0.011 |
Serum iron, µg/dL | −0.092 | −0.110 | −0.074 | <0.001 | −0.094 | −0.127 | 0.061 | <0.001 |
Ferritin, µg/L | 0.0007 | −0.0005 | 0.002 | 0.164 | 0.001 | 0.0002 | 0.003 | 0.025 |
Serum albumin, µg/L | −6.990 | −8.118 | −5.862 | <0.001 | −1.816 | −3.258 | −0.375 | 0.013 |
Ultra-sensitive CRP, µg/L | 0.238 | 0.083 | 0.393 | 0.003 | 0.119 | 0.057 | 0.181 | <0.001 |
Kt/V: quality of dialysis; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker; CRP: C-reactive protein; CI: confidence interval; ARB: angiotensin receptor blocker antihypertensive.