Table 5.
Analysis of mortality using a multivariate logistic regression model (n = 83).
| Variable | Univariate analysis | P value | Multivariate analysis | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | Odds ratio (95% confidence interval) | |||
| Age (per 1-year increase) | 1.072 (1.013–1.136) | 0.017* | 1.029 (0.949–1.115) | 0.489 |
| Alanine aminotransferase (per 1 U/L increase) | 1.009 (0.986–1.033) | 0.442 | ||
| Albumin (per 1 g/dL increase) | 0.132 (0.038–0.463) | 0.002** | 0.589 (0.090–3.861) | 0.581 |
| Alcohol consumption (yes) | 1.238 (0.137–11.169) | 0.849 | ||
| Aspartate aminotransferase (per 1 U/L increase) | 1.041 (1.006–1.077) | 0.021* | 1.018 (0.964–1.076) | 0.520 |
| Blood urea nitrogen (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 0.995 (0.968–1.022) | 0.696 | ||
| Body mass index (per 1 kg/m2 increase) | 1.018 (0.871–1.190) | 0.821 | ||
| Calcium (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 0.782 (0.429–1.423) | 0.421 | ||
| Cardiovascular disease (no) | 0.316 (0.095–1.046) | 0.059 | ||
| Chronic liver disease (no) | 0.273 (0.041–1.809) | 0.178 | ||
| Corrected calcium (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 1.401 (0.685–2.867) | 0.356 | ||
| Creatinine (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 0.689 (0.541–0.877) | 0.003** | 0.780 (0.556–1.095) | 0.151 |
| Duration of peritoneal dialysis (per 1-month increase) | 1.004 (0.987–1.021) | 0.674 | ||
| Fasting glucose (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 1.006 (0.999–1.013) | 0.118 | ||
| Female sex (yes) | 0.308 (0.088–1.078) | 0.065 | ||
| Ferritin (per 1 ng/mL increase) | 1.001 (1.000–1.001) | 0.197 | ||
| Glycated hemoglobin (per 1% increase) | 1.295 (0.887–1.890) | 0.181 | ||
| Hemoglobin (per 1 g/dL increase) | 0.593 (0.373–0.944) | 0.028* | 0.701 (0.387–1.270) | 0.701 |
| Hepatitis B virus carrier (no) | 0.414 (0.093–1.849) | 0.248 | ||
| Hepatitis C virus carrier (no) | 0.369 (0.061–2.246) | 0.279 | ||
| High-density lipoprotein (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 0.985 (0.937–1.036) | 0.555 | ||
| Hypertension (yes) | 3.491 (0.728–16.743) | 0.118 | ||
| High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (per 1 mg/L increase) | 1.013 (0.985–1.043) | 0.364 | ||
| Inorganic phosphorus (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 0.776 (0.534–1.127) | 0.182 | ||
| Intact parathyroid hormone (per 1 pg/mL decrease) | 0.998 (0.995–1.001) | 0.212 | ||
| Iron (per 1 µg/dL increase) | 0.995 (0.974–1.017) | 0.667 | ||
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (per 1 pg/cell increase) | 1.180 (0.919–1.516) | 0.195 | ||
| Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (per 1 g Hb/dL increase) | 1.394 (0.822–2.366) | 0.218 | ||
| Mean corpuscular volume (per 1% increase) | 1.040 (0.953–1.134) | 0.384 | ||
| Peritonitis (per 1 episode/100 months increase) | 1.401 (0.961–2.042) | 0.080 | ||
| Platelet count (each increase of 11,000/µL) | 0.989 (0.981–0.997) | 0.006** | 0.990 (0.980–1.001) | 0.064 |
| Red blood cell count (per 1 million/dL increase) | 0.330 (0.103–1.061) | 0.063 | ||
| Small kidney size (yes) | 10.204 (2.801–37.037) | < 0.001*** | 6.452 (1.220–34.482) | 0.028* |
| Smoking habit (yes) | 3.309 (0.398–27.483) | 0.268 | ||
| Sodium (per 1 mEq/L increase) | 0.886 (0.741–1.060) | 0.185 | ||
| Total cholesterol (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 0.997 (0.986–1.008) | 0.556 | ||
| Total iron binding capacity (per 1 µg/dL increase) | 0.995 (0.985–1.005) | 0.347 | ||
| Triglyceride (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 1.001 (0.999–1.003) | 0.441 | ||
| Uric acid (per 1 mg/dL increase) | 1.005 (0.737–1.369) | 0.977 | ||
| White blood cell (per 11,000/µL increase) | 1.276 (0.993–1.638) | 0.056 |
*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.001.