Table 5.

Factors associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients.

Multivariate Cox Regression Analysis
	All-Cause Mortality				Cardiovascular Mortality
Variable:	p	HR	95% CI		p	HR	95% CI
Model 1: OPG (pmol/L)	0.002 a	1.08	1.03	1.14	0.013 b	1.09	1.02	1.66
Alb (g/dL)	0.012 b	0.35	0.15	0.79	0.194	0.45	0.13	1.50
cCa (mg/dL)	0.353	1.13	0.87	1.46	0.001 a	1.53	1.19	1.98
VC (CaSc)	0.616	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.163	1.00	1.00	1.00
P (mg/dL)	0.445	1.11	0.85	1.44	0.691	0.91	0.59	1.40
PTH (pg/mL)	0.297	1.00	0.99	1.01	0.030 b	1.00	1.00	1.01
LnCRP(mg/L)	0.090	1.29	0.96	1.74	0.092	1.45	0.94	2.25
Model 2:  Model 1 + DM
OPG (pmol/L)	0.040	1.06	1.00	1.12	0.279	1.05	0.96	1.13
Alb (g/dL)	0.054	0.43	0.182	1.05	0.385	0.58	0.17	1.98
cCa (mg/dL)	0.231	1.17	0.90	1.53	0.001 a	1.65	1.25	2.17
VC (CaSc)	0.791	1.00	1.00	1.00	2.242	1.00	1.00	1.00
P (mg/dL)	0.353	1.41	0.86	1.50	0.843	0.96	0.62	1.48
iPTH (pg/mL)	0.154	1.002	0.99	1.00	0.008 b	1.00	1.00	1.01
Ln CRP (mg/L)	0.069	1.32	0.97	1.79	0.060	1.54	0.982	2.415
DM (yes)	0.087	0.343	0.101	1.16	0.054	7.14	0.966	52.786
Model 3:  Model 2 + Age
OPG (pmol/L)	0.127	1.048	0.987	1.112	0.409	1.03	0.954	1.124
Alb (g/dL)	0.042 b	0.411	0.174	1.53	0.155	0.420	0.127	1.389
cCa (mg/dL)	0.225	1.181	0.903	1.544	0.001 a	1.67	1.25	2.219
VC (CaSc)	0.819	1.00	1.00	1.00	0.190	1.00	1.00	1.00
P (mg/dL)	0.252	1.18	0.89	1.56	0.891	0.970	0.624	1.508
iPTH (pg/mL)	0.225	1.18	0.90	1.54	0.012 b	1.01	1.00	1.009
lnCRP (mg/L)	0.074	1.32	0.97	1.79	0.079	1.51	0.954	2.393
DM (yes)	0.321	0.51	0.13	1.93	0.300	3.14	0.361	27.21
Age (y)	0.227	1.03	0.98	1.08	0.030 b	1.08	1.007	1.159

Model 1 shows multivariable analysis with calcium metabolism biomarkers. Model 2 shows and adds DM to Model 1 plus DM. Model 3 shows and adds age to Model 1 plus DM and age2. Significance = ^a p < 0.005, ^b p < 0.05.