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Table 5 Independent predictors of severe fatigue: multivariable logistic regression model

From: Fatigue assessment and its predictors in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease stages III to V

Variable

Odds ratio (95% CI)

P value

Age at onset/years

0.814 (0.680–0.974)

= 0.024*

Sex (Male)

1.945 (0.742–4.957)

= 0.872

S. creatinine (mg/dl)

1.555 (1.312–1.843)

< 0.001*

e-GFR

0.895 (0.843–0.950)

< 0.001*

Years of HD

1.543 (1.063–2.239)

= 0.022*

SBP (mmHg)

1.056 (1.027–1.086)

< 0.001*

BE

1.198 (1.042–1.387)

= 0.011*

Na (meq/L)

0.923 (0.858–0.994)

= 0.033*

  1. *Significant p value < 0.05. Younger age of disease onset, higher serum creatinine levels, lowered e-GFR, longer duration on hemodialysis, lowered serum sodium levels and hypertension, all are predictors of fatigue severity in CKD patients
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