Table 3.

Result of multivariate logistic regression analysis showing predictors of hospital mortality of hemodialysis patients after 5 years

Variable	Adjusted hazard ratio	95% Cl	p
Age	0.994	0.963–1.026	0.709
Sex: male	1.204	0.522–2.777	0.664
Duration of hemodialysis	1.037	1.022–1.051	<0.001*
HBV and/or HCV (+)	1.992	0.86–4.616	0.108
Albumin	0.898	0.801–1.007	0.066
Serum hs-CRP (mg/L)	0.433	0.157–1.193	0.106
Hemoglobin (g/l)	0.996	0.977–1.016	0.726
β2-M (mg/L)	1.093	1.052–1.135	<0.001*

Note: *Statistical significance.

Abbreviations: HBV, Hepatitis B Virus; HCV, Hepatitis C Virus; hs-CRP, high sensitive C Reactive Protein.