Table 2.

Hazard ratios for clinical parameters derived by Cox proportional hazard analysis.

	Univariate		Multivariate
	HR (95% CI)	P value	HR (95% CI)	P value
Age (per 10 years increase)	1.68 (1.33–2.13)	<0.001	1.88 (1.34–2.64)	<0.001
Past history of CVD (%)	2.42 (1.29–4.53)	0.006	1.75 (0.83–3.68)	0.141
Albumin level (per 1SD increase)	0.62 (0.48–0.81)	<0.001	0.67 (0.49–0.91)	0.011
Triglycerides level (per 1SD increase)	0.60 (0.38–0.95)	0.029	0.73 (0.44–1.22)	0.232
Modality of dialysis (PD)	1.14 (0.65–1.88)	0.720	0.88 (0.44–1.74)	0.710

HR: hazard ratio: CI confidence interval: SD: standard deviation: CVD: cardiovascular disease: PD: peritoneal dialysis.