Clinical Study

The Initial Vascular Access Type Contributes to Inflammation in Incident Hemodialysis Patients

Table 4

Mixed-effects model for CRP (log transformation) including all time points throughout the study, ( ). In an adjusted analysis, CRP levels positively correlated with the presence of a TC or AVG, history of coronary artery disease (CAD), and the time period 7 days after hemodialysis access insertion. There was an inverse correlation of CRP with male sex, and absence of infection. CRP: C-reactive protein, TC: tunneled catheter, AVG: arteriovenous graft, AVF: arteriovenous fistula, DM: diabetes mellitus, CAD: coronary artery disease, HD: hemodialysis. Definitions: CRP: C-reactive protein, TC: tunneled catheter, AVG: arteriovenous graft, AVF: arteriovenous fistula, DM: diabetes mellitus, CAD: coronary artery disease, HD: hemodialysis.

ParameterEstimate95% confidence interval
LowerUpper

Access type
 AVFRef.
 TC0.260.030.490.03
 AVG0.470.140.810.01
CAD (no)−0.54−0.89−0.19<0.001
Sex (male)−0.28−0.56−0.010.04
Infection (no)−0.30−0.55−0.060.02
Age0.00−0.010.010.91
Race
 HispanicRef.
 African American0.16−0.110.430.23
 Caucasian−0.11−0.650.430.69
DM (no)−0.08−0.360.210.60
HD (no)0.01−0.130.150.89
Access thrombosis (no)−0.08−0.350.190.57
Number of days after access insertion
 7 days0.320.050.600.02
 30 days−0.14−0.400.110.26
 90 days−0.09−0.350.170.50
 180 days−0.19−0.430.060.13
 270 days−0.06−0.270.150.58
 365 daysRef.