Table 4.
Distribution of causes of death according to the serum phosphorus levels at 1 yr after transplantation
| Cause of death | Serum Phosphorus Levels at 1 yr after Transplantation | P Valuea | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <2.5 mg/dl (n=115) | 2.5–2.99 mg/dl (n=351) | 3.0–3.49 mg/dl (n=690) | 3.5–3.99 mg/dl (n=848) | 4.0–4.49 mg/dl (n=523) | 4.5–4.99 mg/dl (n=190) | ≥5.0 mg/dl (n=69) | ||
| Overall death | ||||||||
| Cardiovascular, n (%) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (1.1) | 10 (1.4) | 5 (0.6) | 4 (0.8) | 5 (2.6) | 3 (4.3) | 0.04 |
| Infection, n (%) | 3 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.6) | 4 (0.5) | 6 (1.1) | 1 (0.5) | 1 (1.4) | 0.07 |
| Malignancy + others, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 2 (0.3) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) | 0.55 |
| Death with a functioning graft | ||||||||
| Cardiovascular, n (%) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (1.1) | 8 (1.2) | 3 (0.4) | 2 (0.4) | 3 (1.6) | 2 (2.9) | 0.13 |
| Infection, n (%) | 3 (2.6) | 0 (0) | 4 (0.6) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.01 |
| Malignancy + others, n (%) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 1 (1.4) | 0.40 |
a
The chi-squared test was used for categoric variables.