Gender Disparities in Vascular Access and One-Year Mortality among Incident Hemodialysis Patients: An Epidemiological Study in Lazio Region, Italy.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Interest in gender disparities in epidemiology, clinical features, prognosis and health care in chronic kidney disease patients is increasing. Aims of the study were to evaluate the association between gender and vascular access (arteriovenous fistula (AVF) or central venous catheter (CVC)) used at the start of hemodialysis (HD) and to investigate the association between gender and 1-year mortality. (2) Methods: The study includes 9068 adult chronic HD patients (64.7% males) registered in the Lazio Regional Dialysis Register (January 2008-December 2018). Multivariable logistic regression models were used to investigate the associations between gender and type of vascular access (AVF vs. CVC) and between gender and 1-year mortality. Interactions between gender and socio-demo

SUBMITTER: Angelici L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8584887 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature