Table 3.
Results of Univariate and Multivariate Cox Regression Survival Analyses of ESRD Patients With LVH
| Univariate Analyses |
Multivariate Analyses |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | HR | 95% CI | P | HR | 95% CI | P |
| Kidney transplantation | 0.25 | 0.12-0.49 | <0.001 | 0.22 | 0.11-0.43 | <0.001 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 1.88 | 1.09-3.23 | 0.02 | 2.73 | 1.57-4.77 | <0.001 |
| LAV/BSA (per mL/m2) | 1.07 | 1.03-1.12 | 0.001 | 1.06 | 1.02-1.11 | 0.009 |
| LVSD | 1.98 | 1.12-3.50 | 0.02 | 1.77 | 1.02-3.15 | 0.05 |
| Ejection fraction (per %) | 0.98 | 0.97-1.00 | 0.1 | |||
| LVMi (per g/m2) | 1.00 | 0.99-1.01 | 0.6 | |||
| Left ventricular dilation | 1.48 | 0.83-2.63 | 0.2 | |||
| SBP (per mm Hg) | 1.00 | 0.98-1.02 | 0.9 | |||
| DBP (per mm Hg) | 0.99 | 0.95-1.03 | 0.8 | |||
| Age (per y) | 1.02 | 0.99-1.05 | 0.08 | |||
| BSA (m2) | 0.28 | 0.08-1.10 | 0.1 | |||
| Male sex | 0.64 | 0.37-1.10 | 0.1 | |||
| RRT time (per y) | 1.03 | 0.91-1.18 | 0.6 | |||
| Diabetes mellitus | 0.83 | 0.48-1.41 | 0.5 | |||
| Heart failure | 1.08 | 0.39-2.98 | 0.9 | |||
| Cerebrovascular disease | 1.97 | 0.84-4.62 | 0.1 | |||
| Peripheral vascular disease | 1.22 | 0.52-2.84 | 0.7 | |||
| Current/ex smokinga | 1.56 | 0.91-2.68 | 0.1 | |||
Note: All-cause mortality (n = 54) is the dependable variable.
Abbreviations and definitions: BSA, body surface area; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; LAV/BSA, left atrial volume corrected for body surface area; LVMi, left ventricular mass index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; LVSD, left ventricular systolic dysfunction; RRT, renal replacement therapy.
a
Never smoking is the reference category.