Table 8. Multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression analysis for CV events according to dialysis modality or the presence of DM.
| Crude | Model 1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR 95% CI | P | HR 95% CI | P | |
| Dialysis modality | ||||
| HD | ||||
| E/E’>15 | 6.13 (3.20–11.75) | <0.001 | 5.56 (2.64–11.70) | <0.001 |
| LAVI>32 | 6.64 (2.63–16.73) | <0.001 | 5.97 (2.24–15.86) | <0.001 |
| E/E’>15, LAVI>32 | 5.50 (2.96–10.22) | <0.001 | 5.34 (2.67–10.65) | <0.001 |
| PD | ||||
| E/E’>15 | 4.92 (0.95–25.65) | 0.058 | 2.96 (0.17–50.87) | 0.454 |
| LAVI>32 | 4.15 (0.48–35.80) | 0.195 | 2.31 (0.05–111.24) | 0.671 |
| E/E’>15, LAVI>32 | 5.26 (1.01–27.40) | 0.049 | 1.01 (0.11–8.76) | 0.999 |
| The presence of DM | ||||
| DM | ||||
| E/E’>15 | 5.20 (2.47–10.95) | <0.001 | 4.05 (1.74–9.41) | 0.001 |
| LAVI>32 | 10.53 (2.54–43.68) | 0.001 | 10.10 (2.23–45.68) | 0.003 |
| E/E’>15, LAVI>32 | 5.90 (2.81–12.42) | <0.001 | 5.61 (2.46–12.77) | <0.001 |
| Non-DM | ||||
| E/E’>15 | 6.75 (2.37–19.22) | <0.001 | 6.74 (2.07–21.92) | 0.002 |
| LAVI>32 | 3.39 (1.10–10.41) | 0.033 | 3.71 (1.03–14.50) | 0.042 |
| E/E’>15, LAVI>32 | 4.17 (1.58–10.99) | 0.004 | 4.29 (1.45–12.69) | 0.008 |
CV, cardiovascular; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidential interval; HD, hemodialysis; LAVI, left atrial volume index; PD, peritoneal dialysis; DM, diabetes mellitus.
Model 1: adjusted for age, sex, dialysis modality, smoking, history of DM, CAD, CVD and arrhythmia, hemoglobin and serum albumin concentrations, and 24-hour urine volume.