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. 2018 May 23;29(8):2178–2188. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2018010004

Table 2.

Associations between postdialysis weight >1.0 kg above target weight in ≥30% versus <30% of exposure period treatments and 7-, 14-, and 30-day hospital encounters

Outcome Postdialysis Weight >1.0 kg above Target Weight during the Exposure Period in ≥30% versus <30% of Treatments (ref.)
Adjusted Risk Difference, % (95% CI) Adjusted Incidence Rate Difference per 100 person-yr (95% CI) Adjusted Risk Ratio (95% CI)
All-cause ED visits
 7-d Follow-up 0.71 (0.61 to 0.82) 38.82 (33.68 to 44.86) 1.14 (1.12 to 1.17)
 14-d Follow-up 1.24 (1.12 to 1.37) 35.62 (32.25 to 39.47) 1.14 (1.12 to 1.15)
 30-d Follow-up 2.13 (2.00 to 2.32) 31.74 (29.76 to 34.53) 1.13 (1.12 to 1.14)
All-cause hospitalizations
 7-d Follow-up 0.43 (0.35 to 0.52) 23.19 (18.85 to 27.60) 1.14 (1.11 to 1.17)
 14-d Follow-up 0.85 (0.73 to 0.95) 23.43 (20.27 to 26.38) 1.14 (1.13 to 1.16)
 30-d Follow-up 1.47 (1.34 to 1.62) 20.46 (18.64 to 22.45) 1.13 (1.12 to 1.14)
Cardiovascular hospitalizations
 7-d Follow-up 0.11 (0.07 to 0.15) 5.70 (3.60 to 7.91) 1.12 (1.07 to 1.17)
 14-d Follow-up 0.17 (0.12 to 0.24) 4.61 (3.24 to 6.45) 1.10 (1.07 to 1.14)
 30-d Follow-up 0.31 (0.24 to 0.40) 3.95 (3.07 to 5.05) 1.09 (1.07 to 1.11)
Volume-related hospitalizations
 7-d Follow-up 0.06 (0.04 to 0.09) 3.11 (1.91 to 4.48) 1.17 (1.10 to 1.25)
 14-d Follow-up 0.07 (0.04 to 0.11) 1.90 (1.00 to 2.92) 1.11 (1.05 to 1.17)
 30-d Follow-up 0.15 (0.11 to 0.21) 1.90 (1.36 to 2.61) 1.11 (1.08 to 1.15)

Adjusted risk differences are percentages (%). The null value for a risk difference is 0.00%, the null value for an incidence rate difference is 0.00, and the null value for a risk ratio is 1.00. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ED, emergency department; ref., referent.