Table 3.
Risk factors for death in elderly patients with peritoneal dialysis (univari-ate analysis).
| Indicators | P | HR | 95.0% CI of Exp(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lowerlimit | Upper limit | |||
| Age(years) | <0.001 | 1.067 | 1.027 | 1.108 |
| Body mass index(kg/m2) | 0.125 | 0.951 | 0.891 | 1.014 |
| iPTH(pg/L) | 0.031 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.003 |
| Hemoglobin(g/L) | 0.127 | 1.007 | 0.998 | 1.015 |
| Serum creatinine(umol/L) | 0.018 | 1.001 | 1.000 | 1.002 |
| BUN (mmol/L) | 0.983 | 1.000 | 0.969 | 1.032 |
| Blood uric acid(umol/L) | 0.906 | 1.000 | 0.998 | 1.002 |
| Pre-albumin(mg/dl) | 0.028 | 0.030 | 0.001 | 0.690 |
| Alkaline phosphatase(U/L) | 0.425 | 0.999 | 0.997 | 1.001 |
| Calcium(mmol/L) | 0.535 | 1.344 | 0.528 | 3.419 |
| Phosphorus(mmol/L) | 0.581 | 0.835 | 0.440 | 1.583 |
| Cholesterol(mmol/L) | 0.571 | 1.131 | 0.739 | 1.729 |
| LDL(mmol/L) | 0.728 | 1.081 | 0.696 | 1.680 |
| HDL(mmol/L) | 0.056 | 0.544 | 0.292 | 1.015 |
| Triglycerides(mmol/L) | 0.761 | 0.957 | 0.724 | 1.267 |
| Serum Albumin(g/L) | 0.217 | 0.975 | 0.938 | 1.015 |
| CRP(mg/L) | 0.270 | 1.006 | 0.995 | 1.017 |
| TCO2(mmol/L) | 0.513 | 0.996 | 0.983 | 1.009 |
| Potassium(mmol/L) | 0.971 | 0.996 | 0.781 | 1.269 |
| Sodium(mmol/L) | 0.820 | 1.006 | 0.954 | 1.062 |
| Chloride(mmol/L) | 0.281 | 1.024 | 0.981 | 1.070 |
| Kt/V | 0.316 | 0.811 | 0.538 | 1.222 |
| Total Ccr | 0.981 | 1.000 | 0.994 | 1.006 |
| eGFR(ml/min/1.73m2) | 0.670 | 1.015 | 0.949 | 1.085 |
| Not taking diuretics | 0.197 | 1.282 | 0.879 | 1.868 |
| Not taking activated vitamin D | 0.000 | 2.351 | 1.459 | 3.787 |
| Cardiovascular disease | 0.001 | 1.718 | 1.233 | 2.394 |
| CCI | <0.001 | 1.252 | 1.133 | 1.385 |
iPTH, parathyroid hormon; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; eGFR, evaluated glomerular filtration rate; Kt/V: urea clearance index; CCr: total creatinine clearance, ml/min; CCI, Charlson’s comorbidity index; HDL, High-density lipoprotein; LDL, Low-density lipoprotein; CRP, C-reactive protein; p < 0.05 indicates a significant difference.