Table 2.
Results of univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis for catheter removal.
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR (95% CI) | p | OR (95% CI) | p | |
| Age at peritonitis | 1.00 (0.96–1.03) | 0.83 | ||
| DM | 0.85 (0.33–2.18) | 0.74 | ||
| PD duration at peritonitis | 1.02 (1.00–1.04) | 0.02 | 1.02 (1.00–1.04) | 0.06 |
| Use of automated PD devices at peritonitis | 0.33 (0.09–1.30) | 0.13 | ||
| PD + HD combination therapy at peritonitis | 1.76 (0.68–4.55) | 0.25 | ||
| First peritonitis episode | 1.23 (0.48–3.17) | 0.67 | ||
| Use of oral antibiotics before visiting hospital | 1.96 (0.65–5.87) | 0.24 | ||
| Concomitant tunnel infection | 19.1 (2.02–181) | < 0.01 | 32.2 (3.15–329) | < 0.01 |
| Abdominal pain at presentation | 1.30 (0.50–3.40) | 0.59 | ||
| WBC in PD fluid at presentation | 1.0 (1.00–1.00) | 0.93 | ||
| ST time | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 0.16 | ||
| ST time ≥ 24 h | 3.25 (1.14–9.30) | 0.03 | 3.52 (1.11–11.1) | 0.03 |