Table 5 Variables associated with the natraemia change by univariate analysis.

From: Natraemia variations induced by acute dialysis in critically ill patients: a database study

Variable

OR (95% CI)

p value

Age

0.98 (0.95–1.01)

0.11

Male

0.31 (0.12–0.78)

0.013

Medical condition

0.42 (0.15–1.18)

0.10

Urine output before RRT

1.44 (0.95–2.19)

0.085

Natraemia before RRT

0.77 (0.69–0.85)

< 0.0001

Natraemia before RRT < 135 mmol/L

30.4 (4.00–231.1)

0.001

Kalaemia before RRT

1.32 (0.95–1.84)

0.10

Bicarbonate before RRT

0.89 (0.81–0.96)

0.005

Urea before RRT

1.03 (1.00–1.06)

0.037

Albumin before RRT

0.95 (0.87–1.03)

0.21

Haemoglobin before RRT

0.87 (0.71–1.06)

0.17

Creatinine before RRT

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.48

Calculated osmolarity before RRT

0.88 (0.83–0.92)

< 0.0001

Dialysate sodium

1.12 (0.98–1.29)

0.11

Dialysate potassium

0.95 (0.67–1.34)

0.77

Dialysate bicarbonate

1.09 (0.93–1.28)

0.29

RRT duration

1.19 (0.94–1.50)

0.15

Total dialysed blood volume

1.01 (1.00–1.03)

0.096

Final Kt/V

1.57 (0.47–5.20)

0.46

Dialysis-sodium gradient

1.69 (1.38–2.06)

< 0.0001

  1. OR odds ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval, RRT renal replacement therapy.