Table 2.
Factors influencing the risk of all-cause mortality in PD patients.
| Risk factors | HR (95% CI) |
p Value |
p Value for heterogeneity (p, I2) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (per 1 year increase) |
1.04 (1.04–1.05) | p < 0.00001*** |
p = 0.30 I2=17% |
| CVD | 1.72 (1.17–2.52) |
p = 0.006** |
p < 0.0001 I2=87% |
| DM | 1.58 (1.41–1.78) |
p < 0.00001*** |
p = 0.09 I2=46% |
| Hs-CRP (mg/l) | 1.37 (1.04–1.82) |
p = 0.03 |
p < 0.00001 I2=94% |
| Hb (g/dl) | 0.87 (0.83–0.90) |
p < 0.00001*** |
p = 0.41 I2=0% |
| ALB (mg/dl) | 0.71 (0.42–1.21) |
p = 0.21 |
p < 0.00001 I2=93% |
| High BMI (kg/m2) | 1.17 (1.04–1.31) |
p = 0.007 |
p = 0.40 I2=0% |
| Low BMI (kg/m2) | 1.20 (0.83–1.73) |
p = 0.34 |
p = 0.009 I2=71% |
| ALP (U/l) | 2.11 (1.86–2.39) |
p < 0.00001*** |
p = 0.95 I2=0% |
| Magnesium (high vs low) | 0.19 (0.02–2.22) |
p = 0.18 |
p = 0.03 I2=73% |
| Uric acid (high vs low) | 0.93 (0.48–1.79) |
p = 0.83 |
p < 0.0001 I2=91% |
| Potassium (low vs high) | 1.25 (0.97–1.60) |
p = 0.08 |
p = 0.10 I2=56% |
| Early on-set of peritonitis |
1.83 (1.26–2.64) |
p = 0.001*** |
p = 0.41 I2=0% |
| Peritoneal transport status (high vs low) | 1.39 (1.10–1.76) |
p = 0.006 |
p = 0.21 I2=36% |
HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; ALB: albumin; DM: diabetes mellitus; CVD: cardiovascular diseases; hs-CRP: hypersensitive C-reactive protein; Hb: hemoglobulin; ALP: alkaline phosphatases; GFR: glomerular filtration rate; BMI: body mass index.
**p < 0.01.
***p < 0.001.