Univariate analysis identified age (OR = 1.076), dialysis duration (OR = 1.054), hypertension (OR = 3.391), diabetes (OR = 2.874), coronary heart disease (OR = 3.115), smoking history (OR = 1.976), HbA1c (OR = 18.675), and C-reactive protein (CRP; OR = 1.466) as risk factors for HF in MHD patients (P < 0.05). Here, CRP is linked to diabetes mellitus.