Table 3. Risk factors for the composite outcome among patients with advanced chronic kidney disease.

Variables	Hazard Ratio (95% confidence interval)	p value
Diabetes mellitus	1.53 (1.34–1.74)	<0.001
Hypertension	1.26 (1.11–1.41)	<0.001
Diuretic use	2.13 (1.88–2.41)	<0.001
KA use	0.43 (0.38–0.49)	<0.001
Daily KA dosage (expressed as tablets) b larger than 5.5 vs. Unsuitable dose	0.61 (0.40–0.93)	0.0225

^bKA prescribed at less than 5.5 tablets daily is considered an unsuitable dose

Factors used in the Cox model: all covariates listed in Table 1

Abbreviations: KA, Ketoanalog