Clinical Study

Ankle-Brachial Index Is a Powerful Predictor of Renal Outcome and Cardiovascular Events in Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease

Table 2

Multivariate logistic regression analysis of determinant factors of low ABI in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Hazard ratio95% CI Lower95% CI UpperP value

Age (per 10 years)2.0201.3513.0210.001
GFR (per 10 ml/min/1.73 m2)0.7270.5600.9440.017
Diabetes mellitus2.3601.2784.3570.006
Pulse pressure (per 10 mmHg)1.3651.1221.6620.002

GFR: glomerular filtration rate, CI: confidence interval.