Table 3.

Predictive value of SCI for all-cause mortality categorized by dialysis vintage

	Hazard ratio (unadjusted)		Hazard ratio (adjusted)
Parameter	Vintage <12 months	Vintage >18 months	Vintage <12 months	Vintage >18 months
Age (per year)	1.04 (1.03–1.05)*	1.04 (1.04–1.05)*	1.03 (1.02–1.04)*	1.02 (1.01–1.03)*
Gender (male:female)	0.96 (0.82–1.12)*	1.13 (1.02–1.26)*	1.19 (0.95–1.48)	1.52 (1.28–1.80)*
Diabetic (yes:no)	1.04 (0.88–1.23)	1.70 (1.52–1.90)*	0.92 (0.75–1.13)	1.43 (1.22–1.67)*
Comorbid CVD (yes:no)	1.05 (1.02–1.35)*	1.08 (1.02–1.45)*	1.13 (1.05–1.26)*	1.25 (1.18–1.53)*
BMI (per kg/m2)	0.95 (0.93–0.96)*	0.98 (0.97–0.99)*	0.97 (0.95–0.99)*	1.00 (0.98–1.01)
Vintage (per year)	0.72 (0.55–0.95)*	0.98 (0.97–0.99)*	1.30 (0.92–1.84)	1.01 (0.99–1.03)
Serum albumin (per mg/dL)	0.30 (0.26–0.35)*	0.29 (0.26–0.33)*	0.44 (0.36–0.52)*	0.51 (0.43–0.60)*
CRP (per μg/mL)	1.02 (1.02–1.02)*	1.02 (1.01–1.02)*	1.01 (1.01–1.02)*	1.01 (1.01–1.01)*
SCI (per mg/kg/day)	0.82 (0.79–0.85)*	0.80 (0.78–0.82)*	0.91 (0.85–0.97)*	0.86 (0.82–0.90)*

^*Indicates statistical significance.