Table 5.
Association of predialysis serum creatinine concentrations with risk of death in 81 maintenance hemodialysis patientsa
| Tertile (range in mg/dL) | Highest (8.4–13.7) | Middle (6.0–8.3) | Lowest (1.7–6.0) | Per 1 mg/dL lower | P-value |
| Deaths/total patients | 2/27 | 2/27 | 8/27 | N/A | N/A |
| Unadjusted | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.21 (0.17, 8.60) | 5.47 (1.13, 26.55) | 1.44 (1.06, 1.94) | 0.02 |
| Age and race adjusted | 1.00 (Ref) | 1.13 (0.15, 8.34) | 3.56 (0.64, 19.80) | 1.30 (0.95, 1.78) | 0.10 |
| Fully adjustedb | 1.00 (Ref) | 0.45 (0.04, 5.28) | 12.60 (0.66, 241.35) | 1.19 (0.78, 1.81) | 0.43 |
a
Hazard ratio (95% CI).
b
Adjusted for age, race, BMI, albumin, nPCR, phosphorus, ultrafiltration and residual urine output.