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. 2015 Mar 4;10(3):e0118694. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118694

Table 7. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis for CV events.

Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6
HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P HR 95% CI P
Echocardiographic data
 LVEF 0.95 (0.92–0.99) 0.007
 E/E’ 1.05 (1.02–1.09) 0.003
 LAVI 1.02 (1.00–1.03) 0.012
 E/E’ > 15 5.40 (2.73–10.70) <0.001
 LAVI > 32 5.56 (2.28–13.59) <0.001
E/E’>15, LAVI>32 5.96 (3.09–11.51) <0.001
Clinical and laboratory data
 Age 1.00 (0.98–1.03) 0.843 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.998 0.99 (0.98–1.02) 0.909 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.657 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.742 0.99 (0.97–1.02) 0.997
 Sex(male) 0.99 (0.56–1.77) 0.997 1.16(0.63–2.11) 0.636 1.07 (0.59–1.94) 0.836 1.48 (0.79–2.77) 0.218 1.00 (0.56–1.80) 0.998 1.27 (0.69–2.33) 0.437
 Dialysis modality (HD) 1.44 (0.61–3.39) 0.404 1.36(0.59–3.15) 0.474 1.36 (0.59–3.15) 0.474 1.69(0.73–3.91) 0.225 1.56 (0.67–3.66) 0.306 1.58 (0.68–3.68) 0.285
 Smoking (Yes) 0.87 (0.40–1.91) 0.730 0.94 (0.42–2.11) 0.873 0.71 (0.32–1.58) 0.395 1.18 (0.51–2.77) 0.701 0.69 (0.31–1.51) 0.353 1.05 (0.45–2.44) 0.914
 DM 0.96 (0.51–1.98) 0.911 0.95(0.50–1.80) 0.880 1.06 (0.57–1.96) 0.860 0.93 (0.49–1.80) 0.838 0.85(0.45–1.61) 0.613 0.82 (0.42–1.58) 0.543
 CAD 1.71 (0.79–3.70) 0.170 1.76 (0.81–3.80) 0.154 2.26 (1.08–4.71) 0.03 1.09 (0.49–2.35) 0.825 1.70 (0.80–3.63) 0.169 1.05 (0.49–2.24) 0.913
 CVD 2.23 (1.10–4.45) 0.027 1.99 (0.97–4.08) 0.062 1.94 (0.96–3.89) 0.063 2.45 (1.15–5.22) 0.021 2.60 (1.26–5.39) 0.010 2.77 (1.34–5.73) 0.006
 Arrhythmia 2.77 (1.10–7.00) 0.031 1.57 (0.61–4.04) 0.351 1.04 (0.34–3.16) 0.396 2.17 (0.86–5.45) 0.1 1.47 (0.59–3.69) 0.407 2.00 (0.79–5.05) 0.142
 Hb 1.02 (0.99–1.05) 0.097 0.99 (0.97–1.03) 0.955 1.01 (0.99–1.04) 0.396 1.00 (0.98–1.03) 0.881 1.01 (0.98–1.03) 0.541 0.93 (0.98–1.03) 0.928
 Albumin 0.51 (0.30–0.90) 0.017 0.58 (0.34–0.99) 0.047 0.43 (0.25–0.74) 0.002 0.68 (0.40–1.16) 0.153 0.41 (0.23–0.72) 0.002 0.52 (0.30–0.90) 0.019
 24-hr Urine volume 0.99 (0.99–1.00) 0.003 0.99 (0.99–0.99) 0.001 0.99 (0.99–1.00) 0.009 0.99 (0.99–1.00) 0.001 0.99 (0.99–1.00) 0.009 0.99 (0.99–1.00) <0.001

CV, cardiovascular; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidential interval; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; LAVI, left atrial volume index; DM, diabetes mellitus; CAD, coronary arterial disease; CVD, cerebrovascular disease; Hb, hemoglobin.