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. 2019 Dec 25;12(4):493–499. doi: 10.3400/avd.oa.19-00058

Table 1 AVF survival rates according to clinical characteristics.

Characteristic Patients (n) Three years n (%) Five years n (%) Median survival (range) (years) P value
Overall 290 148 (51.0) 100 (34.5) 3.1 (0.1–12.3)
Age (years) 0.001
  <65 178 99 (55.6) 77 (43.3) 3.3 (0.1–12.3)
  65–79 85 41 (48.2) 20 (23.5) 2.5 (0.1–7.8)
  ≥80 27 8 (29.6) 3 (11.1) 1.6 (0.3–7.8)
Gender, n (%) 0.317
  Male 142 75 (52.8) 54 (38.0) 3.1 (0.1–10.7)
  Female 148 73 (49.3) 46 (31.1) 2.6 (0.1–12.3)
Body mass index (kg/m2) 0.971
  <20 28 14 (50.0) 8 (28.6) 2.9 (0.1–7.4)
  20.0–24.9 156 82 (52.6) 54 (34.6) 3.1 (0.1–12.3)
  25.0–29.9 82 42 (51.2) 29 (35.4) 3.3 (0.3–10.7)
  ≥30.0 24 10 (41.7) 9 (37.5) 1.5 (0.3–6.3)
DM, n (%) 0.003
  No 146 87 (56.9) 60 (41.1) 3.4 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 144 61 (42.4) 40 (27.8) 1.8 (0.1–10.7)
    Not requiring insulin 73 32 (43.8) 24 (32.9) 2.0 (0.3–7.6)
    Requiring insulin 71 29 (40.8) 16 (22.5) 1.8 (0.1–10.7)
Hypertension, n (%) 0.918
  No 52 28 (53.8) 18 (34.6) 3.1 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 238 120 (50.4) 82 (34.5) 3.0 (0.1–10.7)
IHD, n (%) 0.007
  No 240 130 (54.2) 91 (37.9) 3.2 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 50 18 (36.0) 9 (18.0) 1.6 (0.3–7.2)
Cerebrovascular disease, n (%) 0.073
  No 271 143 (52.8) 97 (35.8) 3.2 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 19 5 (26.3) 3 (15.8) 1.8 (0.4–5.0)
Cancer, n (%) 0.283
  No 274 142 (51.8) 97 (35.4) 3.1 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 16 6 (37.5) 3 (18.8) 2.3 (0.3–5.5)
Antithrombotic agents, n (%) 0.115
  No 181 94 (51.9) 69 (38.1) 3.1 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 109 54 (49.5) 31 (28.4) 2.6 (0.3–7.2)
Statins 0.237
  No 164 81 (49.4) 51 (31.1) 2.5 (0.1–11.1)
  Yes 126 67 (53.2) 49 (38.9) 3.1 (0.3–12.3)
Calcium channel blockers, n (%) 0.962
  No 107 56 (52.3) 35 (32.7) 3.2 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 183 92 (50.3) 65 (35.5) 3.0 (0.1–10.7)
ACE inhibitors or ARBs, n (%) 0.428
  No 230 114 (49.6) 76 (33.0) 2.8 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 60 34 (56.7) 24 (40.0) 3.3 (0.1–10.7)
Beta blockers, n (%) 0.099
  No 152 84 (55.3) 59 (38.8) 3.3 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 138 64 (46.4) 41 (29.7) 2.2 (0.1–7.8)
Prior CVC placement, n (%) <0.001
  No 158 94 (59.5) 75 (47.5) 3.8 (0.1–10.7)
  Yes 132 54 (40.9) 25 (18.9) 2.0 (0.1–12.3)
Intervention before AVF maturation, n (%) 0.939
  No 248 124 (50.0) 88 (35.5) 2.9 (0.1–12.3)
  Yes 42 24 (57.1) 12 (28.6) 3.3 (0.5–9.0)

ACE: angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB: angiotensin II receptor blocker; AVF: arteriovenous fistula; CVC: central venous catheter; DM: diabetes mellitus; IHD: ischemic heart disease; n: number