Table 2. Unadjusted association of d-ROMs with other variables in hemodialysis patients.
| (1) Comparison between subgroups | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subgroups | Median d-ROMs | ||
| N | (inter-quartile range) | P value | |
| Men | 325 | 283 (243 to 339) | |
| vs.Women | 192 | 312 (275 to 364) | < 0.001 |
| Prior CVD (+) | 173 | 306 (260 to 366) | |
| vs. Prior CVD (−) | 344 | 291 (246 to 337) | 0.03 |
| DN | 110 | 290 (241 to 354) | |
| vs. Other than DN | 407 | 297 (254 to 350) | 0.6 |
| Smoking (+) | 212 | 299 (255 to 352) | |
| vs. Smoking (−) | 305 | 291 (245 to 348) | 0.3 |
| Hypertension (+) | 446 | 291 (248 to 343) | |
| vs. Hypertension (−) | 71 | 324 (268 to 383) | 0.008 |
| RASi use (+) | 186 | 278 (235 to 330) | |
| vs. RASi use (−) | 331 | 304 (260 to 362) | < 0.001 |
| Non-RASi use (+) | 333 | 289 (249 to 339) | |
| vs. Non-RASi use (−) | 184 | 309 (257 to 365) | 0.02 |
| Statin use (+) | 25 | 282 (220 to 321) | |
| vs. Statin use (−) | 492 | 296 (252 to 352) | 0.06 |
| VDRA use (+) | 186 | 299 (245 to 351) | |
| vs. VDRA use (−) | 331 | 292 (252 to 350) | 0.9 |
| IV iron use (+) | 301 | 309 (259 to 363) | |
| vs. IV iron use (−) | 216 | 281 (242 to 332) | < 0.001 |
| (2) Correlation with other variables | ||
|---|---|---|
| Variables | Spearman's correlation coefficient | P value |
| Age | 0.298 | < 0.001 |
| Dialysis duration | 0.119 | 0.007 |
| Systolic BP | −0.052 | 0.2 |
| Diastolic BP | −0.140 | 0.001 |
| HDL-C | −0.01 | 0.8 |
| Non-HDL-C | 0.120 | 0.006 |
| BMI | −0.027 | 0.6 |
| Serum albumin | −0.230 | < 0.001 |
| C-reactive protein | 0.526 | < 0.001 |
| Calcium | −0.053 | 0.2 |
| Phosphate | −0.078 | 0.08 |
| Intact PTH | −0.038 | 0.4 |
| Hematocrit | −0.178 | < 0.001 |
| Total protein | 0.094 | 0.03 |
| ESA dose | 0.02 | 0.6 |
The table gives correlations in 517 total hemodialysis patients.
Abbreviations are the same as indicated in the footnote of Table 1.