Table 3.
Factors Associated with Health-related Quality of Life (HRQOL) at Follow-up and Change in HRQOL for Adults with ESRD (n=219)
| FAIR/Poor HRQOL at Follow-up | Change in HRQOL -Compared to Better HRQOL at KT | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | RR (95% CI) of No Change in HRQOL | RR (95% CI) of Worse HRQOL | |
| Frailty Status at Initial Assessment | |||
| Non-/ Intermediately frail | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Frail | 2.79 (1.32, 5.90) | 1.15 (0.46, 2.87) | 2.91 (1.08, 7.80) |
| Age (5 year increase) | 0.90 (0.80, 1.02) | 0.96 (0.85, 1.09) | 0.94 (0.81, 1.10) |
| Male Sex | 0.78 (0.42, 1.44) | 0.92 (0.48, 1.77) | 1.30 (0.60, 2.85) |
| African-American Race | 0.72 (0.35, 1.45) | 1.56 (0.72, 3.37) | 1.89 (0.78, 4.61) |
| HS Education or Higher | 0.54 (0.17, 1.69) | 0.56 (0.14, 2.29) | 1.25 (0.22, 7.16) |
| BMI (5 kg/m2) | 1.03 (0.81, 1.32) | 1.10 (0.84, 1.44) | 0.82 (0.58, 1.16) |
| Diabetes | 2.03 (0.89, 4.66) | 1.08 (0.43, 2.70) | 0.78 (0.26, 2.40) |
| Previous Transplant | 1.41 (0.66, 3.05) | 0.62 (0.26, 1.46) | 1.20 (0.47, 3.10) |
| Dialysis Type | |||
| No Dialysis | Reference | Reference | Reference |
| Hemodialysis | 1.04 (0.49, 2.21) | 0.69 (0.31, 1.53) | 0.79 (0.30, 2.08) |
| Peritoneal Dialysis | 1.25 (0.46, 3.41) | 0.68 (0.23, 1.97) | 0.40 (0.10, 1.61) |
| Years Between Assessments | 0.86 (0.58, 1.27) | 1.38 (0.90, 2.12) | 1.12 (0.67, 1.86) |