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. 2019 Sep 9;41(1):786–793. doi: 10.1080/0886022X.2019.1657894

Table 3.

Univariate logistic regression analysis of predictors of CTS in MHD Patients.

Variables Odds ratio (OR) 95% confidence Intervals (CI) p
Age (years) 1.007 (0.99, 1.025) .432
Male 0.812 (0.5, 1.30) .386
Body mass index (kg/m2) 0.96 (0.89, 1.03) .33
Smoking 0.7 (0.35, 1.4) .31
Diabetes mellitus 0.33 (0.15, 0.73) .007
Hypertension 0.95 (0.58, 1.55) .85
Previous CVD 0.52 (0.12, 2.19) .37
HBV 0.65 (0.27, 1.53) .32
HCV 2.07 (1.23, 3.47) .006
Hemodialysis duration (years) 1.17 (1.13, 1.22) <.001
Fistula as blood access 1.76 (0.89, 3.51) .1
Hemodiafiltration 1.54 (0.91, 2.6) .11
Kt/Vurea (Daugirdes) 3.39 (1.71, 6.7) <.001
nPCR (g/kg/day) 3.17 (1.35, 7.4) .008
Non-Anuria 0.3 (0.13, 0.72) .007
Hemoglobin (g/dL) 1.21 (1.02, 1.43) .027
Albumin < 4 g/dL 2.038 (1.26, 3.27) .003
Albumin 0.489 (0.253, 0.946) .034
Creatinine (mg/dL) 0.94 (0.85, 1.04) .3
Corrected-calcium (mg/dL) 1.18 (0.92, 1.51) .18
Phosphate (mg/dL) 0.95 (0.79, 1.13) .57
Log ferritin 1.07 (0.65, 1.78) .76
Log iPTH 2.62 (1.63, 4.22) <.001
hsCRP >3.0 mg/L 1.18 (0.73, 1.90) .48
Cholesterol (mg/dL) 1.002 (0.99, 1.008) .63
Triglyceride (mg/dL) 1.00 (0.99, 1.002) .73
Log BLL 118.67 (31.72, 443.92) <.001
BLLs   <.001
Low-normal BLL, BLL < 10 ug/dL (reference)    
High-normal BLL, 20 ug/dL > BLL ≥ 10 ug/dL 5.806 (2.79, 12.06) <.001
High BLL, BLL ≥ 20 ug/dL 18.539 (8.16, 42.11) <.001
Mean previous 12-month Environmental PM2.5 (ug/m3) 1.078 (1.008, 1.153) .027

CTS: carpal tunnel syndrome; MHD: maintenance hemodialysis; CVD: cardiovascular disease; HBV: hepatitis B virus infection; HCV: hepatitis C virus infection; nPCR: normalized protein catabolic rate; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; LDL: low density lipoprotein; Kt/Vurea (Daugirdes): dialysis clearance of urea; iPTH: intact parathyroid hormone; Pb: blood lead; BLL: blood lead level; PM2.5: particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of <2.5 mm.