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Table 2 Result of multivariate logistic regression analysis as for the presence of CMBs in Hemodialysis patients

From: Impact of stroke history on the presence of cerebral microbleeds in hemodialysis patients

Variable

CMBs

Odds Ratio (95% CI)

P value

Stroke History (yes vs. no)

3.24 (1.18–8.89)

0.02

Sex (male vs. female)

0.74 (0.35–1.55)

0.42

Age (1 year)

3.67 (2.16–6.23)

 < 0.001

Dialysis duration (1 year)

1.17 (0.72–1.91)

0.52

Hypertension (presence vs. absence)

6.39 (1.68–24.3)

0.01

Diabetes mellitus (presence vs. absence)

1.27 (0.62–2.63)

0.52

Dyslipidemia (presence vs. absence)

1.02 (0.49–2.11)

0.96

CVD (presence vs. absence)

0.86 (0.42–1.78)

0.69

Body mass index (1 kg/m2)

0.88 (0.59–1.30)

0.52

Hemoglobin (1 g/dl)

1.08 (0.68–1.72)

0.74

Albumin (1 g/dl)

0.85 (0.52–1.38)

0.50

Current smoking (smoker vs. non-smoker)

1.28 (0.57–2.87)

0.56

Use of antithrombotics (yes vs. no)

0.78 (0.38–1.60)

0.50

Use of statin (yes vs. no)

1.71 (0.58–5.06)

0.33

  1. CMBs Cerebral microbleeds, CVD Cardiovascular disease, CI Confidence interval