Table 4.

Cox proportional hazard analysis for mortality

	Unadjusted Cox model		Adjusted Cox model
	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P	Hazard ratio (95% CI)	P
ASM per 1 kg	0.923 (0.877–0.968)	<0.001	0.825 (0.747–0.908)	<0.001	Not included		0.842 (0.762–0.930)	<0.001
Fat mass per 1 kg	0.921 (0.886–0.954)	<0.001	not included		0.954 (0.916–0.993)	0.018	0.972 (0.932–1.014)	0.18

The multivariate model included age, sex, creatinine, haemoglobin, NYHA class, and height squared.

ASM, appendicular skeletal muscle mass; CI, confidence interval.