Table 3.

Results of the multivariate Cox adjusted model

Variable	Hazard ratio	95% CI		p-value
		Lower	Upper
Group
BCM group	0.487	0.217	1.091	0.0804
Control group	Reference
Age	1.02	0.979	1.062	0.3379
Gender
Female	1.173	0.451	3.051	0.7439
Male	Reference
Dialysis vintage	1.039	0.947	1.14	0.4134
Cause of ESRD
Hypertension	0.376	0.044	3.229	0.3729
Others	1.142	0.281	4.645	0.8527
Diabetes	2.533	0.948	6.765	0.0637
Chronic glomerulonephritis	Reference
Vascular access
Directive Cannulation	0	0	.	0.9968
Cuffed Central venous catheter	0.246	0.018	3.301	0.2896
Temporary central venous catheter	0	0	.	0.9951
Arteriovenous fistula	0.073	0.007	0.796	0.0318
Unknown	0	0	.	0.9944
Arterial venous graft	Reference
Hemoglobin	0.993	0.966	1.022	0.6527
Kt/V	0.428	0.059	3.128	0.4033
Albumin	0.894	0.814	0.983	0.0202
Creatinine	1	0.998	1.002	0.7475
History of myocardial infarction
Yes	0.88	0.19	4.068	0.8699
No	Reference
History of cerebral hemorrhage
Yes	1.318	0.167	10.402	0.7934
No	Reference
History of cerebral infarction
Yes	3.182	1.273	7.956	0.0133
No	Reference
History of peripheral vascular disease
Yes	3.082	0.645	14.725	0.1583
No	Reference
Phosphorus	2.836	1.201	6.696	0.0174
iPTH	0.999	0.997	1.001	0.4717

ESRD end stage renal disease, iPTH intact parathyroid hormone