Table 5.

Hazard ratios (95% confidence intervals) all-cause mortality across the change of adjusted serum creatinine categories, using Cox regression analyses in 9426 long-term MHD waitlisted patients who were observed over a 6-year observation period (7/2001-6/2007) and weight change data

Change of adjusted serum creatinine (mg/dL)	Minimally adjusted		Case-mix adjusted*		Case-mix & MICS adjusted**
	HR (95% CI)	P-value	HR (95% CI)	P-value	HR (95% CI)	P-value
=<(-1)	1.17 (1.06-1.30)	0.003	1.41 (1.26-1.58)	<0.001	1.38 (1.23-1.56)	<0.001
(-1)-<(-0.2)	1.16 (1.05-1.29)	0.004	1.33 (1.19-1.49)	<0.001	1.27 (1.13-1.43)	<0.001
(-0.2)-1.2(ref.)	1.0	n/a	1.0	n/a	1.0	n/a
1.2-<2.4	0.94 (0.84-1.05)	0.255	0.97 (0.86-1.10)	0.645	1.02 (0.89-1.15)	0.812
2.4-<	0.81 (0.72-0.91)	<0.001	0.85 (0.74-0.98)	0.022	0.87 (0.75-0.99)	0.045