Table 3.

Association of independent variables on arteriovenous access in place at initiation of dialysis in failed renal transplant recipients

Variable	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Interval	P Value
Age (per 10 y)	1.12	1.10 to 1.15	<0.001
Women	0.61	0.57 to 0.65	<0.001
Black race	1.17	1.09 to 1.26	<0.001
PVD	0.87	0.78 to 0.98	0.02
Diabetes	0.92	0.86 to 0.99	0.02
Hypertension	1.07	0.97 to 1.17	0.18
Congestive heart failure	1.06	0.97 to 1.15	0.21
Coronary heart disease	0.96	0.88 to 1.04	0.32
Institutionalized	0.61	0.50 to 0.75	<0.001
Current smoker	1.13	0.98 to 1.31	0.09
Public insurance	1.28	1.18 to 1.38	<0.001
Employed	1.05	0.97 to 1.14	0.27
Nephrology referral^{^a}
None	0.51	0.44 to 0.58	<0.001
<6 mo	1.01	0.92 to 1.10	0.91
6–12 mo	1.03	0.93 to 1.13	0.61
>12 mo	1.00	Reference	Reference