Table 2.

Crude and adjusted all-cause mortality hazard ratios according to aOxCL levels (per log increase) in 221 prevalent HD patients

		All-cause mortality		CVD mortality
Number of deaths		109 (49%)		44 (20%)
	Covariates	HR (95% CI)	P	HR (95% CI)	P
Crude	aOxCL-IgM (per log increase)	0·58 (0·41–0·81)	0·002	0·49 (0·30–0·82)	0·008
Adjusted	aOxCL-IgM (per log increase)	0·62 (0·43–0·89)	0·009	0·56 (0·32–0·98)	0·04
	Age (years)	1·05 (1·03–1·07)	<0·0001	1·03 (1·01–1·06)	0·03
	Male	1·13 (0·76–1·69)	0·54	1·01 (0·54–1·92)	0·92
	Smoking (yes)	1·64 (0·83–3·24)	0·06	2·51 (0·97–6·58)	0·05
	Vintage (months)	1·01 (0·99–1·02)	0·43	1·01 (0·99–1·01)	0·80
	Comorbidities (Davies score)	2·16 (1·56–3·01)	0·003	2·58 (1·54–4·46)	0·0002

HR: hazard ratio; aOxCL: oxidized autoantibodies against cardiolipin; Ig: immunoglobulin.