Associations of Small Fiber Neuropathy with Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index and Arterial Stiffness in Hemodialysis
Table 4
Determinants of abnormal QST threshold using multivariate forward logistic regression analysis.
Parameters
Multivariate (forward)
OR (95% CI)
Abnormal cold threshold of the hands
Age (per 1 year)
1.083 (1.042–1.126)
<0.001
Abnormal warm threshold of the hands
Age (per 1 year)
1.081 (1.026–1.139)
0.003
Male gender (vs. female)
4.450 (1.250–15.836)
0.021
Abnormal cold threshold of the feet
Diabetes mellitus
3.996 (1.351–11.819)
0.012
GNRI (per 1 unit)
0.935 (0.887–0.985)
0.012
Abnormal warm threshold of the feet
5.479 (1.312–22.870)
0.020
product (per 1 mg2/dL2)
1.071 (1.013–1.132)
0.015
Values expressed as odds ratio (OR) and 95% confidence interval (CI). Adjusted for age, gender, duration of dialysis, smoking history, diabetes mellitus, , GNRI, hemoglobin, product, and Kt/V.
