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.
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