Table 4.

Cox proportional hazards models of technique failure and mortality.

Variables	Univariate analysis				Multivariate analysisa
	Technique failure		Mortality		Technique failure		Mortality
PAR Tertiles	HR (95%CI)	p Value	HR (95%CI)	p Value	HR (95%CI)	p Value	HR (95%CI)	p Value
<4.51	Reference		Reference		Reference		Reference
4.51-6.27	1.791 (1.183,2.709)	0.006	2.073 (0.995,4.319)	0.052	1.791 (1.183,2.709)	0.006	2.248 (1.153,4.382)	0.017
>6.27	1.865 (1.244,2.795)	0.003	3.365 (1.722,6.576)	0.030	1.865 (1.244,2.795)	0.003	3.402 (1.834,6.311)	<0.001
Continuous	1.147 (1.078,1.222)	<0.001	1.253 (1.155,1.359)	<0.001	1.148 (1.078,1.222)	<0.001	1.254 (1.153,1.353)	<0.001
Platelet	1.003 (1.001,1.005)	0.003	1.006 (1.001,1.009)	<0.001	1.003 (1.001,1.005)	0.003	1.006 (1.003,1.009)	0.006
Albumin	0.964 (0.939,0.989)	0.006	0.948 (0.910,0.988)	0.011	0.964 (0.939,0.989)	0.006	0.954 (0.919,0.990)	0.012
PLR	1.002 (1.000,1.002)	0.064	1.004 (1.001,1.006)	0.003	1.002 (1.000,1.004)	0.064	1.008 (1.004,1.012)	<0.001

^aAdjusted for age, gender, body mass index, mean arterial pressure, residual kidney function, comorbidities, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, serum sodium, potassium, cholesterol and hypersensitive C-reactive protein levels. CI: confidence interval; HR: hazard ratio; PAR: platelet-to-albumin ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio. p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.