Table 3.

Predictors of having an annual wellness visit within year after dialysis initiation from logistic regression

	Odds Ratio (95% CI)
Age Group
18-64	0.83 (0.59, 1.18)
65-74	Reference
75+	0.91 (0.71, 1.18)
Sex
Female	0.90 (0.71, 1.14)
Male	Reference
Race & Ethnicity
White	Reference
Black	1.11 (0.85, 1.45)
Asian	1.25 (0.69, 2.25)
Hispanic	0.57 (0.39, 0.84)
Unknown	0.55 (0.26, 1.17)
Geographic Location
Metropolitan	Reference
Non-Metropolitan	0.70 (0.48, 1.03)
Charlson Comorbidity Index
0-5	1.02 (0.76, 1.36)
6-9	Reference
10+	0.82 (0.59, 1.13)
Outpatient visit in the year prior to dialysis initiation
Primary Care Physician (reference: no PCP)	1.39 (0.74, 2.62)
Nephrologist (reference: no Nephrologist)	0.95 (0.72, 1.27)
Dialysis modality
Hemodialysis	Reference
Peritoneal Dialysis	1.54 (1.07, 2.23)
Annual wellness visit in year before dialysis initiation
Yes	4.96 (3.88, 6.34)
No	Reference
Year of dialysis initiation	1.20 (1.05, 1.38)
c-statistic	0.71
Sample Size	1,794