Table 3. Analysis of event risk between the four groups according to AoAC severity and LVH type.
Events | Crude | Model 1* | Model 2** | Model 3*** | Model 4**** | |||||
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HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | HR (95% CI) | p | |
CV mortality | ||||||||||
Non-to-mild AoAC with eccentric LVH | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
Non-to-mild AoAC with concentric LVH | 1.54 (0.62–3.86) | 0.36 | 1.71 (0.68–4.31) | 0.25 | 1.49 (0.58–3.85) | 0.41 | 1.47 (0.57–3.82) | 0.43 | 1.44 (0.56–3.71) | 0.45 |
Moderate-to-severe AoAC with eccentric LVH | 1.23 (0.45–3.39) | 0.69 | 1.14 (0.41–3.17) | 0.81 | 1.16 (0.41–3.26) | 0.78 | 1.16 (0.41–3.27) | 0.78 | 1.19 (0.43–3.33) | 0.73 |
Moderate-to-severe AoAC with concentric LVH | 5.01 (2.38–10.52) | 0.002 | 4.07 (1.68–9.84) | 0.002 | 3.68 (1.48–9.17) | 0.01 | 3.68 (1.47–9.18) | 0.005 | 4.08 (1.64–10.13) | 0.002 |
Mortality | ||||||||||
Non-to-mild AoAC with eccentric LVH | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – |
Non-to-mild AoAC with concentric LVH | 1.38 (0.60–3.15) | 0.45 | 1.56 (0.68–3.57) | 0.29 | 1.28 (0.54–3.01) | 0.58 | 1.26 (0.53–2.99) | 0.60 | 1.21 (0.51–2.83) | 0.67 |
Moderate-to-severe AoAC with eccentric LVH | 1.43 (0.60–3.40) | 0.41 | 1.25 (0.52–2.99) | 0.62 | 1.12 (0.45–2.76) | 0.81 | 1.11 (0.45–2.75) | 0.82 | 1.21 (0.49–2.95) | 0.68 |
Moderate-to-severe AoAC with concentric LVH | 3.35 (1.57–7.15) | 0.002 | 3.22 (1.46–7.10) | 0.004 | 2.78 (1.22–6.33) | 0.02 | 2.77 (1.21–6.31) | 0.02 | 3.31 (1.46–7.49) | 0.004 |
*Adjusted for age and sex
**Adjusted for age, sex, peripheral artery disease, and albumin
*** Adjusted for age, sex, peripheral artery disease, albumin, and dialysis vintage
**** Adjusted for age, sex, peripheral artery disease, albumin, dialysis vintage, and ESKD cause.
AoAC, aortic arch calcification; CI, confidence interval; CV, cardiovascular; ESKD, end-stage kidney disease; HR, hazard ratio; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy