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Table 4 Adjusted odds ratio by hemodialysis center sector and dietitian accessibility for achieving KDOQI nutritional outcomes

From: The state of nutrition care in outpatient hemodialysis settings in Malaysia: a nationwide survey

 

Serum Creatinine ≥884 μmol/L

BMI ≥ 25 kg/m2

Serum Albumin ≥40 g/L

Serum Phosphorus ≤1.78 mmol/L

ORadj (95% CI)

p value

ORadj (95% CI)

p value

ORadj (95% CI)

p value

ORadj (95% CI)

p value

HD Sector

 Private

1.25 (0.96, 1.63)

0.103

1.32 (1.04, 1.67)

0.022

0.97 (0.76, 1.25)

0.124

0.38 (0.30, 0.45)

< 0.001

 NGO

1.36 (1.03, 1.81)

0.030

0.95 (0.74, 1.22)

0.688

0.83 (0.66, 1.05)

0.827

0.44 (0.34, 0.56)

< 0.001

 Government

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

Dietitian Accessibility

 Shared/visiting dietitian

0.85 (0.67, 1.08)

0.074

1.13 (0.91, 1.41)

0.281

1.18 (0.95, 1.46)

0.129

0.65 (0.53, 0.81)

< 0.001

 Dedicated dietitian

0.71 (0.54, 0.94)

0.017

0.87 (0.68, 1.12)

0.260

1.05 (0.82, 1.34)

0.689

0.78 (0.61, 1.00)

0.052

 No dietitian

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 
  1. Note- Binary logistic regression adjusted for age, gender, dialysis vintage, Kt/V, number of patients in the center, center sector, and dietitian accessibility
  2. Abbreviations: BMI Body Mass Index, HD hemodialysis NGO Non-governmental organization, ORadj (95% CI) adjusted odd ratio (95% confidence interval)