Table 4.

Cox proportional hazard: Mortality risk by albumin level

Parameter	Serum Albumin ≥3.5/3.2 and <4.0/3/7 versus <3.5/3.2 g/dl	Serum Albumin ≥4.0/3.7 versus <3.5/3.2 g/dl
Crude model	0.66 (0.33 to 1.33)	0.42 (0.20 to 0.89)f
Full modela	0.74 (0.33 to 1.60)	0.43 (0.19 to 0.96)f
Demographic modelb	0.65 (0.32 to 1.30)	0.38 (0.18 to 0.82)f
Dialysis modelc	0.62 (0.30 to 1.27)	0.42 (0.20 to 0.87)f
Nutritional modeld	0.77 (0.36 to 1.65)	0.54 (0.24 to 1.21)
Anemia modele	0.76 (0.37 to 1.54)	0.54 (0.24 to 1.18)

^aAdjusted for age, race, gender, Hispanic ethnicity, nephrotic syndrome/FSGS, vascular access type, mean hemoglobin, mean serum ferritin level, BMI-for-age percentile grouping, spKt/V, dialysis vintage, ESRD duration, and PD exposure.

^bAdjusted for age, race, gender, and Hispanic ethnicity.

^cAdjusted for vascular access type, mean spKt/V, dialysis vintage, ESRD duration, and PD exposure.

^dAdjusted for nephrotic syndrome/FSGS, mean hemoglobin, mean serum ferritin level, and BMI-for-age percentile grouping.

^eAdjusted for anemia only.

^fP < 0.05.