Table 1 Baseline characteristics of AVF patency and dysfunction group.

From: Risk factors for arteriovenous fistula dysfunction in hemodialysis patients: a retrospective study

Characteristics

Overall (n = 233)

Patency (n = 191)

Dysfunction (n = 42)

t/\({\chi }^{2}\)

P

Sex

 Male

146

122 (63.9)

24 (57.1)

0.67

0.41

 Female

87

69 (36.1)

18 (42.9)

Age (year)

56.11 ± 12.14

55.82 ± 12.10

57.43 ± 12.41

− 0.78

0.44

Height (m)

1.64 ± 0.07

1.64 ± 0.07

1.63 ± 0.06

0.17

0.87

Weight (kg)

64.61 ± 11.83

63.79 ± 11.61

68.97 ± 12.23

− 2.30

0.02

SBP (mmHg)

84.96 ± 11.95

86.10 ± 11.00

79.71 ± 14.66

3.16

 < 0.01

DBP (mmHg)

157.32 ± 25.13

158.11 ± 24.20

153.66 ± 29.14

1.03

0.30

Smoking

29

26 (13.6)

3 (7.1)

1.32

0.25

Comorbidities

 Hypertension

198

164 (85.9)

34 (81.0)

0.65

0.42

 Diabetes mellitus

84

71 (37.2)

13 (31.0)

0.58

0.45

 Coronary artery disease

104

84 (44.0)

20 (47.6)

0.19

0.67

 Peripheral vascular disease

25

19 (9.9)

6 (14.3)

0.68

0.41

 Heart failure

63

51 (26.7)

12 (28.6)

0.06

0.81

Cause of CKD

1.59

0.66

 Glomerulonephritis

109

90 (47.1)

19 (45.2)

  

 Others

114

93 (48.7)

21 (50.0)

  

 Unkown

8

7 (3.7)

1 (2.4)

  

Medication

 Antiplatelet therapy

43

31 (16.2)

12 (28.6)

3.48

0.06

 Beraprost

28

22 (11.5)

6 (14.3)

0.25

0.62

 Statins

61

49 (25.7)

12 (28.6)

0.15

0.70

  1. DBP diastolic blood pressure, SBP systolic blood pressure, CKD chronic kidney disease.
  2. Categorical variables are presented as number (%). Continuous variables with Gaussian distribution are presented as mean ± standard deviations, s.
  3. P for comparison between patients with AVF patency and AVF dysfunction.