Table 2 Effect of potential confounding variables on temperature differences between hemodialysis (HD) and non-hemodialysis (no HD) cohorts
Variable | HD Temperature °F (95% CI) | No HD Temperature °F (95% CI) | P-value | Interaction p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Antipyretic | 101.0 (100.0–102.0) | 99.6 (98.2–100.9) | 0.33 | 0.93 |
No antipyretic | 100.4 (99.6–101.2) | 98.9 (98.2–99.5) | 0.04 | |
Hypothyroidism | 101.2 (99.3–103.1) | 99.5 (97.1–101.9) | 0.67 | 0.92 |
No hypothyroidism | 100.5 (99.8–101.2) | 99.0 (98.4–99.6) | 0.02 | |
Cirrhosis | 99.6 (98.6–100.5) | 98.1 (97.1–99.2) | 0.18 | 0.91 |
No cirrhosis | 100.6 (99.9–101.3) | 99.1 (98.5–99.7) | 0.01 | |
Diabetes mellitus | 99.8 (99.0–100.7) | 98.5 (97.6–99.5) | 0.05 | 0.20 |
No diabetes mellitus | 101.5 (100.6–102.3) | 99.3 (98.5–100.1) | <0.001 | |
Congestive heart failure | 100.4 (99.5–101.4) | 98.19 (96.8–99.6) | 0.05 | 0.40 |
No congestive heart failure | 100.7 (99.8–101.6) | 99.2 (98.6–99.9) | 0.03 | |
Cerebrovascular disease | 99.6 (98.1–101.1) | 98.4 (97.1–99.6) | 0.53 | 0.75 |
No cerebrovascular disease | 100.7 (100.0–101.4) | 99.2 (98.5–99.8) | 0.01 | |
Presented from home | 100.8 (99.8–101.8) | 99.1 (98.4–99.9) | 0.05 | 0.91 |
Did not present from home | 100.4 (99.5–101.2) | 98.6 (97.7–99.5) | 0.03 |