From: Performance of synacthen test in chronic hemodialysis patients
Effect estimate (95% CI) [p-value] | Univariate | Multivariable |
---|---|---|
Patient variables at start of HD | ||
Age (years) | 0.003 (-0.007, 0.013) [0.55] | |
Gender: | ||
- Male - Female | (reference) -0.04 (-0.26, 0.18) [0.72] | |
Dry weight (kg) | 0.002 (-0.003, 0.006) [0.48] | |
Albumin (g/l) | 0.008 (-0.02, 0.03) [0.57] | 0.009 (-0.01, 0.03) [0.43] |
Patient variables varying over HD time | ||
Loss of weight between start and end of HD (kg) | -0.04 (-0.12, 0.04) [0.35] | |
Glucose (mmol/l) | 0.007 (-0.02, 0.04) [0.68] | -0.010 (-0.04, 0.02) [0.46] |
Systolic blood pressure* | -0.003 (-0.007, -0.0002) [0.04] | -0.005 (-0.007, -0.002) [0.002] |
Diastolic blood pressure* | 0.001 (-0.005, 0.006) [0.79] | |
Daytime of HD: | ||
- Morning - Afternoon | (reference) -0.27 (-0.44, -0.09) [0.006] | (reference) -0.26 (-0.44, -0.09) [0.005] |
Ultrafiltration amount | -0.016 (-0.04, 0.009) [0.021] | |
HD time (min) | ||
- 0 - 30 vs. 0 - 60 vs. 0 - 240 vs. 0 | (reference) -0.22 (-0.29, -0.14) -0.4 (-0.53, -0.27) -0.35 (-0.49, -0.22) | |
[< 0.001] | ||
HD time (min) at morning: | ||
- 0 - 30 vs. 0 - 60 vs. 0 - 240 vs. 0 | (reference) -0.2 (-0.31, -0.09) -0.38 (-0.58, -0.17) -0.50 (-0.70, -0.29) | |
[< 0.001] | ||
HD time (min) at afternoon: | ||
- 0- 30 vs. 0- 60 vs. 0- 240 vs. 0 | (reference)-0.21 (-0.31, -0.11)-0.39 (-0.58, -0.21)-0.26 (-0.45, -0.08) | |
[< 0.001] | ||
Random effects | ||
Between-subject variability (σ b ) Within-subject variability (σ ε ) | 0.18 (0.11, 0.29) 0.26 (0.21, 0.31) |