FIGURE 1.
Multivariable adjusted hazard ratios (and 95% CIs) of all-cause mortality in patients with 1, 2, or 3 concomitant markers of protein-energy wasting (PEW: serum albumin <3.7 g/dL, percentage of lymphocytes in white blood cells <22%, a white blood cell count >7500/mm3) compared with patients with none of these markers in time-dependent Cox models, overall, and in selected subgroups. All models were adjusted for age, race, Charlson comorbidity index, etiology of chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus (DM), cardiovascular disease, smoking, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, BMI, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), serum calcium, serum phosphorus, hemoglobin (Hgb), bicarbonate, blood cholesterol, and 24-h urinary protein. Interactions with DM and smoking were statistically significant. ASCVD, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.