A Low Ankle-Brachial Index and High Brachial-Ankle Pulse Wave Velocity Are Associated with Poor Cognitive Function in Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis

Table 3

The association between baPWV and cognitive function test (MoCA and CASI) using univariate linear regression analysis and multivariate stepwise linear regression analysis.

Cognitive function test	Univariate		Multivariate (stepwise)
	β coefficient (95% CI)	value	β coefficient (95% CI)	value
MoCA	-0.33 (-0.56 to -0.11)	0.004	-0.075 (-0.31 to 0.16)	0.52
CASI	-1.16 (-1.76 to -0.56)	<0.001	-0.70 (-1.22 to -0.18)	0.009

Adjusting for stepwise procedure selected covariates (age, sex, smoking habit, a history of diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease, and cerebrovascular disease, systolic and diastolic blood pressures, body mass index, log-transformed hemodialysis duration, cause of end-stage renal disease, albumin, log-transformed triglyceride, total cholesterol, hemoglobin, creatinine and calcium-phosphorus product, Kt/V, and amount of ultrafiltration).