Table 3.
Hazard ratios of risk of death among dialysis patients with RCT and without RCT.
| Variables | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HR | 95% CI | p | HR | 95% CI | p | |
| Age | 1.09 | 1.06–1.10 | <0.001 * | 1.07 | 1.05–1.09 | <0.001 * |
| Men (Women §) | 1.15 | 0.97–1.34 | 0.082 | 1.11 | 0.91–1.29 | 0.273 |
| Monthly income (No income §) |
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| NT$1–15,840 | 0.80 | 0.61–1.04 | 0.062 | 0.99 | 0.86–1.31 | 0.704 |
| NT$15,841–25,000 | 0.79 | 0.62–0.93 | 0.009 * | 0.84 | 0.78–1.24 | 0.677 |
| ≥NT$25,001 | 0.56 | 0.40–0.71 | <0.001 * | 0.79 | 0.60–1.03 | 0.125 |
| HD (PD §) | 1.23 | 0.90–1.63 | 0.172 | 0.74 | 0.58–0.97 | 0.048 * |
| Diabetes mellitus (yes vs. no) | 3.10 | 2.69–3.63 | <0.001 * | 1.92 | 1.53–2.35 | <0.001 * |
| Hypertension (yes vs. no) | 2.24 | 1.83–2.59 | <0.001 * | 1.12 | 0.89–1.49 | 0.569 |
| Hyperlipidemia (yes vs. no) | 1.93 | 1.58–2.35 | <0.001 * | 1.06 | 0.72–1.33 | 0.611 |
| Gout (yes vs. no) | 1.56 | 1.29–1.96 | <0.001 * | 0.94 | 0.60–1.35 | 0.377 |
| Congestive heart failure (yes vs. no) | 2.91 | 2.21–3.72 | <0.001 * | 1.30 | 0.99–1.66 | 0.051 |
| Coronary artery disease (yes vs. no) | 3.01 | 2.53–3.68 | <0.001 * | 1.59 | 1.28–1.92 | <0.001 * |
| Cerebrovascular accident (yes vs. no) |
2.97 | 2.31–3.51 | <0.001 * | 1.42 | 1.19–1.79 | <0.001 * |
| Peripheral arterial disease (yes vs. no) | 1.43 | 0.65–2.99 | 0.358 | 0.90 | 0.40–1.99 | 0.835 |
| Chronic lung disease (yes vs. no) | 2.64 | 2.19–3.29 | <0.001 * | 1.42 | 1.14–1.75 | 0.001 * |
| Chronic liver disease (yes vs. no) | 1.95 | 1.57–2.53 | <0.001 * | 1.59 | 1.29–2.03 | <0.001 * |
| Malignancy (yes vs. no) | 1.83 | 1.35–2.49 | <0.001 * | 1.48 | 1.18–2.18 | 0.004 * |
| Retinopathy (yes vs. no) | 2.21 | 1.82–2.61 | <0.001 * | 1.20 | 0.92–1.45 | 0.077 |
| RCT (vs. non-RCT §) | 0.59 | 0.44–0.79 | <0.001 * | 0.69 | 0.51–0.90 | 0.001 * |
* p < 0.05; § ref. HR = hazard ratio; CI = confidence interval; HD = Hemodialysis; PD = Peritoneal dialysis.