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. 2020 May 18;31(7):1617–1627. doi: 10.1681/ASN.2019080848

Table 5.

Univariable analysis of factors associated with unassisted AVF maturation (without prior intervention) and overall AVF maturation (assisted maturation + unassisted maturation)

Variable Unassisted Maturation Overall Maturation
OR (95% CI) P Value OR (95% CI) P Value
Age (per 10 yr) 0.91 (0.83 to 1.11) 0.55 0.97 (0.98 to 1.01) 0.27
Sex, men versus women 1.37 (0.85 to 2.20) 0.19 1.09 (0.67 to 1.77) 0.73
Race, nonblack versus black 1.23 (0.67 to 2.25) 0.50 1.20 (0.66 to 2.21) 0.55
Diabetes mellitus 1.03 (0.65 to 1.62) 0.91 1.30 (0.81 to 2.09) 0.28
Coronary artery disease 1.38 (0.81 to 2.37) 0.24 1.63 (0.90 to 2.95) 0.10
Peripheral vascular disease 1.58 (0.81 to 3.06) 0.17 1.58 (0.76 to 3.300 0.22
Cerebrovascular disease 0.67 (0.37 to 1.22) 0.19 0.95 (0.52 to 1.73) 0.88
LVEF, per 5% increase 1.05 (1.00 to 1.12) 0.04 1.04 (0.98 to 1.10) 0.19
Obesity, BMI≥30 kg/m2 1.00 (0.63 to 1.59) 0.99 1.13 (0.70 to 1.82) 0.61
Preoperative SBP per 10-mm Hg increase 1.16 (1.05 to 1.28) 0.003 1.19 (1.07 to 1.32) <0.001
Preoperative DBP per 10-mm Hg increase 1.05 (0.93 to 1.20) 0.41 1.14 (1.0 to 3.2) 0.06
AVF location, upper arm versus forearm 1.06 (0.62 to 1.79) 0.84 1.13 (0.67 to 1.91) 0.65
Preoperative arterial diameter per 1-mm increase 1.43 (1.18 to 1.72) <0.001 1.35 (1.11 to 1.65) 0.002
Preoperative vein diameter per 1-mm increase 1.33 (1.09 to 1.64) 0.006 1.38 (1.10 to 1.72) 0.004
Preoperative brachial blood flow per 10-ml/min increase 1.04 (1.00 to 1.10) 0.06 1.06 (1.00 to 1.13) 0.34

OR, odds ratio; BMI, body mass index; SBP, systolic BP; DBP, diastolic BP.