Clinical Study

Is Race a Risk Factor for the Development of Renal Artery Stenosis?

Table 3

Multivariate analysis of the risk of renal artery stenosis.

ParameterOdds ratio95% confidence intervalP-value

Diabetes mellitus0.80.5–1.5.55
Age (>65 years versus <65 years)1.80.9–3.7.10
PVD1.40.8–2.6.24
Hyperlipidemia1.20.4–3.3.77
Smoking2.01.2–3.7.02
Caucasian race1.50.8–2.1.07