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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 3.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2020 Nov 10;69(3):711–717. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16910

Table 2. Associations of Intact FGF23 with Mortality and its Subtypes.

All-cause Mortality
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23 (per 2-fold higher) 821/2763 4.1 1.45 (1.33, 1.58) 1.24 (1.12, 1.37)
Cardiovascular Mortality
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23 (per 2-fold higher) 309/2763 1.5 1.56 (1.38, 1.76) 1.31 (1.11, 1.54)
Cancer Mortality
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23 (per 2-fold higher) 245/2763 1.2 1.06 (0.87, 1.29) 1.01 (0.83, 1.23)
Other Causes of Death
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23 (per 2-fold higher) 267/2763 1.3 1.61 (1.42, 1.84) 1.33 (1.14, 1.56)
Sub-categories of “Other causes of Death”
Pulmonary Related Deaths (includes COPD, Pneumonia and respiratory failure)
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23 (per 2-fold higher) 40/2763 0.15 1.38 (0.92, 2.07) 1.40 (0.87, 2.27)
Dementia
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23 (per 2-fold higher) 56/2763 0.28 0.96 (0.62, 1.50) 0.84 (0.56, 1.26)
GI bleed
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23 (per 2-fold higher) 8/2763 0.04 2.09 (1.38, 3.16) 2.49 (0.86, 7.21)
Renal Failure
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23 (per 2-fold higher) 24/2763 0.12 2.48 (2.07, 2.96) 1.25 (0.77, 2.03)
Sepsis
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23(per 2-fold higher) 15/2763 0.07 0.70 (0.34, 1.42) 0.73 (0.31, 1.73)
Others
Model 1 Model 2
Events/N Incident Rate (%/year) HR (95% CI) HR (95% CI)
FGF23(per 2-fold higher) 124/2763 0.61 1.54 (1.26, 1.89) 1.43 (1.12, 1.82)

Model 1 = unadjusted analysis.

Model 2 = adjusted for M1 + diabetes, SBP, HTN meds, BMI, smoking, prevalent CVD, albumin, CRP, statin use, total cholesterol, calcium, phosphate, PTH, eGFR and UACR

BMI, Body mass index; CVD, cardiovascular disease; CRP, C-reactive protein; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; FGF23, Fibroblast growth factor 23; HTN, Hypertension; N, PTH, Parathyroid hormone, Number; UACR, urine albumin creatinine ratio.