Table 3.
Mortality and vascular access outcomes for combined patient education and case management programs
| Study | Adjustment Methods | Outcomes | |
| 3 Mo | 1 Yr | ||
| Wingard et al. (17) | Cox models (mortality) | Mortality: relative riska 0.51 (95% CI, 0.39 to 0.67) | Mortality: hazard ratio 0.59 (95% CI, 0.45 to 0.79) |
| AV access: odds ratiob 0.99 (95% CI, 0.78 to 1.26) | AV access: odds ratiob 1.09 (95% CI, 0.83 to 1.29) | ||
| Lacson et al. (20) | Cox models (mortality) | Mortality: hazard ratio 0.61 (95% CI, 0.50 to 0.74) | Not reported |
| Logistic regression (AV access) | AV access: odds ratio 2.06 (95% CI, 1.88 to 2.26) | ||
| Wilson et al. (22) | Propensity-score matching | Mortality: hazard ratio 0.78 (95% CI, 0.59 to 1.03) | Mortality: hazard ratio 0.80 (95% CI, 0.67 to 0.95) |
| AV access: odds ratiob 1.10 (95% CI, 0.94 to 1.29) | AV access: odds ratiob 2.01 (95% CI, 1.72 to 2.35) | ||
| Gill et al. (24) | Cox models (mortality) | Not reported | Mortality: hazard ratio 0.94 (95% CI, 0.53 to 1.68) |
| Logistic regression (AV access) | AV access: odds ratio 0.87 (95% CI, 0.52 to 1.43) | ||
AV, arteriovenous; CI, confidence interval.
a
Relative risk calculated from 3-mo mortality rates.
b
Unadjusted odds ratios calculated from manuscript.