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. 2020 Sep 9;3(9):e2016197. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.16197

Table 3. Association Between Characteristics at Time of Dialysis Initiation and Cardiovascular Disease–Related Causes of Death in Children vs Young Adults by Decade of Follow-up.

Risk factor Young adults, SHR (95% CI) Children, SHR (95% CI)
1995-2004 2005-2015 1995-2004 2005-2015
Age at dialysis initiation per 1-y increase 1.03 (1.02-1.04) 1.01 (0.99-1.02) 1.00 (0.97-1.02) 0.92 (0.89-0.94)
Female vs male patients 1.17 (1.09-1.25) 1.23 (1.13-1.34) 1.25 (1.00-1.56) 1.08 (0.80-1.47)
Race
Non-Hispanic White 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference] 1 [Reference]
Black 1.51 (1.39-1.64) 1.30 (1.18-1.44) 1.85 (1.43-2.39) 1.38 (0.95-2.01)
Hispanic White 0.76 (0.67-0.86) 0.78 (0.68-0.89) 0.63 (0.44-0.91) 0.85 (0.56-1.29)
Asian 0.92 (0.74-1.14) 0.70 (0.55-0.91) 0.65 (0.28-1.50) 1.22 (0.56-2.68)
Median income 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 1.00 (1.00-1.00) 1.00 (1.00-1.00)
Cause of ESKD vs cystic disease
GN 1.00 (0.81-1.25) 1.11 (0.82-1.51) 1.03 (0.68-1.56) 0.98 (0.54-1.79)
Hypertension 1.19 (0.95-1.50) 1.14 (0.84-1.56) 1.83 (1.01-3.31) 2.55 (1.27-5.15)
Diabetes 1.64 (1.24-2.16) 1.47 (1.05-2.05) 1.08 (0.30-3.86) 1.11 (0.31-4.01)
Comorbidities at ESKD onset
CAD 1.58 (1.30-1.91) 1.39 (1.08-1.80) 7.81 (3.55-17.2) 1.85 (0.74-4.65)
CHF 1.54 (1.39-1.70) 1.72 (1.53-1.94) 3.37 (2.28-4.98) 5.09 (2.82-9.17)
Stroke 1.64 (1.32-2.05) 1.53 (1.20-1.94) 1.94 (0.84-4.44) 0.94 (0.30-2.91)
Hypertension 0.91 (0.84-0.99) 1.00 (0.90-1.12) 1.09 (0.86-1.38) 1.39 (0.98-1.97)
Diabetes 1.55 (1.29-1.86) 2.16 (1.83-2.55) 1.53 (0.65-3.55) 2.81 (1.38-5.70)
Calendar year per 1-y increase 1.00 (0.99-1.01) 0.94 (0.92-0.95) 0.97 (0.93-1.01) 0.86 (0.81-0.90)

Abbreviations: CAD, coronary artery disease; CHF, congestive heart failure; ESKD, end-stage kidney disease; GN, glomerulonephritis; SHR, sub-hazard ratio.