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. 2017 Jan 1;8(1):9–18. doi: 10.7150/jca.16550

Table 3.

Risk factors for all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease dialysis patients with cancer.

Variables Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
aHR (95% CI) aHR (95% CI)
Age at cancer diagnosis (years)
< 35 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
35-64 2.60 (1.34-5.02)* 2.25 (1.16-4.38)*
≥ 65 5.00 (2.59-9.66)* 3.66 (1.88-7.12) **
Gender (Male vs. Female) 1.53 (1.36-1.72)* 1.16 (1.02-1.32)*
Diabetes mellitus (yes vs. no) 1.69 (1.50-1.90)* 1.27 (1.12-1.45) **
Hypertension (yes vs. no) 1.30 (1.14-1.48)* 0.89 (0.77-1.02)
Cardiovascular disease (yes vs. no) 1.54 (1.37-1.74)* 1.15 (1.01-1.31)*
Chronic lung disease (yes vs. no) 1.47 (1.23-1.76)* 1.17 (0.97-1.40)
Chronic liver disease (yes vs. no) 1.34 (1.14-1.58)* 1.02 (0.85-1.22)
Cancer site
Kidney 1 (reference) 1 (reference)
Bladder 1.45 (1.11-1.90)* 1.38 (1.06-1.81)*
Liver 4.37 (3.39-5.62)* 3.92 (3.02-5.09) **
Colon / Rectum 2.68 (2.02-3.55)* 2.15 (1.61-2.86) **
Lung 8.81 (6.62-11.72)* 6.31 (4.70-8.48) **
Stomach 4.85 (3.49-6.75)* 3.86 (2.76-5.41) **
Mouth 3.57 (2.32-5.48)* 2.99 (1.96-4.63) **
Tongue 3.57 (2.03-6.30)* 3.49 (1.97-6.19) **
Nasopharynx 5.64 (3.34-9.52)* 5.81 (3.42-9.85) **
Thyroid 0.51 (0.19-1.40) 0.60 (0.22-1.64)
Prostate 2.38 (1.48-3.85)* 1.61 (0.98-2.63)
Breast 1.30 (0.90-1.88) 1.35 (0.93-1.96)
Cervix 3.24 (2.21-4.74)* 2.88 (1.96-4.25) **

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.

aHR adjusted for gender, age, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiovascular disease, chronic lung disease, and chronic liver disease.

*P<0.05.

**P < 0.001.