Table 1.

All-cause mortality by serum phosphorus and albumin categories

Phosphorus (mg/dL)	Albumin (g/dL)	Number	Adjusted HR* (95% CI)	P value
< 3.5	< 3.8	2,021	2.255 (1.935–2.628)	< 0.001
	≥ 3.8	1,640	1.243 (1.022–1.512)	0.030
3.5–5.5	< 3.8	3,994	1.665 (1.454–1.907)	<0.001
	≥ 3.8	7,281	Reference
> 5.5	< 3.8	1,562	1.744 (1.456–2.089)	< 0.001
	≥ 3.8	4,935	1.012 (0.861–1.189)	0.888

CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio.

^*Adjusted for age, sex, dialysis vintage, etiology of renal failure, history of cardiovascular diseases, body mass index, hemoglobin, single-pool Kt/V, corrected calcium, and intact parathyroid hormone.