Table 3.
Hazard ratio (95%CI) of risk factors in all hemodialysis patients, as determined by multivariate Cox's proportional regression hazard models.
| All-cause mortality | Cardiovascular mortality | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | |
|
Harrell's Concordance |
0.7193 | 0.7232 | 0.7258 | 0.7275 | 0.7433 | 0.7492 |
| Endothelial progenitor cells | 0.742* (0.658 - 0.837) |
0.737* (0.653 - 0.832) |
0.745* (0.658 - 0.844) |
0.790* (0.651-0.959) |
0.783* (0.641-0.955) |
0.787* (0.645-0.959) |
| Age | 1.032* (1.014 - 1.049) |
1.034* (1.016 - 1.052) |
1.038* (1.019 - 1.057) |
1.022 (0.998-1.046) |
1.020 (0.995-1.046) |
1.019 (0.994-1.046) |
| Male | 0.846 (0.539 - 1.327) |
0.911 (0.560 - 1.484) |
1.029 (0.609 - 1.739) |
1.234 (0.623-2.444) |
1.323 (0.651-2.687) |
1.278 (0.614-2.661) |
| Current smoker | 1.477 (0.795- 2.746) |
1.459 (0.780- 2.729) |
1.591 (0.705-3.589) |
1.648 (0.725-3.750) |
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| Diabtes mellitus | 1.119 (0.709- 1.766) |
1.459 (0.780- 2.729) |
1.490 (0.771-2.880) |
1.472 (0.754-2.876) |
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| Hypertension | 0.861 (0.514 - 1.444) |
0.821 (0.485 - 1.390) |
0.625 (0.298-1.309) |
0.609 (0.287-1.290) |
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| Dialysis efficiency (Kt/V) | 0.422* (0.190- 0.937) |
1.039 (0.291-3.708) |
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| Hemoglobulin | 0.909 (0.770- 1.073) |
0.935 (0.736-1.187) |
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*p<0.05