Table 2

- Predictors for time to re-intervention within 6 months or more for the entire cohort.

VariablesTime to re-interventionP-value
Within 6 monthsMore than 6 months
n%n%
Age (years)     
≤601841.9%2558.1%0.278
61 - 70825.0%2475.0%
≥713239.0%5061.0%
Gender     
Male3434.7%6465.3%0.452
Female2440.7%3559.3%
Type of fistula     
Radiocephalic433.3%866.7%0.955
Brachiocephalic4437.0%7563.0%
Brachiobasilic1038.5%1661.5%
Number of stenoses     
14037.0%6863.0%0.889
21638.1%2661.9%
3228.6%571.4%
Type of balloon     
PTA5139.6%7860.4%0.141
DCB725.0%2175.0%
Severity     
Mild731.8%1568.2%0.455
Moderate2132.8%4367.2%
Severe3042.3%4157.7%

PTA: plain balloon angioplasty, DCB: drug-coated balloons