Table-II.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of risk factors for the patient survival

	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
Risk factor	RR (95% CI)	p value	RR (95% CI)	p value
Total Kt/Vurea	0.80 (0.65-0.99)	0.045	0.71 (0.57-0.90)	0.004
Age	1.02 (1.01-1.04)	<0.001	1.02 (1.00-1.03)	0.020
Body mass index	1.07 (1.03-1.11)	<0.001	1.05 (1.01-1.09)	0.010
Baseline serum creatinine	0.94 (0.89-0.99)	0.030	0.91 (0.85-0.97)	0.004
Baseline serum albumin	0.66 (0.51-0.83)	0.001	0.66 (0.52-0.84)	0.001
4-h D/Pcreatinine ratio	4.51 (1.33-15.39)	0.016	-	-

RR: relative risk, CI: confidence interval, D: dialysate, P: plasma