Table 3 Risk factor of major bleeding event in patients with chronic kidney disease receiving pentoxifylline.

From: The risk of major bleeding event in patients with chronic kidney disease on pentoxifylline treatment

 

CHR

(95% CI)

AHR

(95% CI)

P-value

Pentoxifylline

 < 800 mg/day

Ref.

Ref.

 

 ≥ 800 mg/day

1.68 (1.11–2.52)

1.73 (1.14–2.62)

0.0095

Age group

18–59

Ref.

Ref.

 

60 ≥ 

1.55 (1.02–2.35)

1.29 (0.83–2.01)

0.2545

Gender

Female

Ref.

Ref.

 

Male

0.77 (0.5–1.15)

0.68 (0.46–1.02)

0.0599

Aspirin used

No

Ref.

Ref.

 

Non-regular

2.24 (1.39–3.61)

1.80 (1.06–3.04)

0.0291

Regular

1.78 (0.91–3.46)

1.42 (0.70–2.85)

0.3319

Comorbidities (compared with no such comorbidity)

DM

1.38 (0.93–2.06)

1.17 (0.77–1.77)

0.4518

HTN

1.34 (0.83–2.17)

1.13 (0.69–1.85)

0.6395

Hyperlipidaemia

1.27 (0.86–1.89)

1.35 (0.89–2.04)

0.1552

Ischemia stroke

2.10 (1.37–3.21)

1.76 (1.12–2.75)

0.0140

CAD

1.43 (0.92–2.21)

1.04 (0.65–1.68)

0.8715

ESRD

1.08 (0.34–3.40)

1.37 (0.42–4.44)

0.6011

DAPT/anticoagulants

1.48 (0.90–2.44)

1.23 (0.73–2.06)

0.4322

  1. AHR, adjusted hazard ratio; CAD, coronary artery disease; CHR, crude hazard ratio; DAPT, dual antiplatelet therapy; DM, diabetes mellitus; ESRD, end-stage renal disease; HTN, hypertension.