Figure 4.

Associations of parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels with mortality and hospitalizations among all Dialysis Outcomes and Practice Patterns Study participants. Models are adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, time on dialysis, catheter use, comorbidities, albumin, hemoglobin, creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, phosphate binder, vitamin D analog, and cinacalcet prescription. (A) mortality: all cause, n=35,601; deaths, n=8112; cardiovascular, n=31,739; deaths, n=2750. (B) hospitalization: all cause, n=35,585; hospital admissions, n=19,149; cardiovascular, n=31,724; hospital admissions, n=7348. 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; ref, reference.