Table 5 Predictive power of each of the different albumin indices
From: Serum albumin level adjusted with C-reactive protein predicts hemodialysis patient survival
Parameters | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (per 1 year) | 1.08 (1.05–1.11) | 1.08 (1.05–1.11) | 1.08 (1.05–1.10) |
Gender (female) | 0.50 (0.28–0.87) | 0.49 (0.27–0.84) | 0.50 (0.28–0.86) |
Diabetes | 1.82 (1.12–2.96) | 1.77 (1.09–2.88) | 1.84 (1.14–3.00) |
Dialysis vintage (years) | |||
<2 | Reference | Reference | Reference |
≥2 and <4 | 0.84 (0.42–1.66) | 0.78 (0.40–1.47) | 0.89 (0.45–1.70) |
≥4 and <8 | 0.90 (0.46–1.72) | 0.84 (0.44–1.56) | 0.92 (0.48–1.73) |
≥8 | 1.35 (0.65–2.71) | 1.31 (0.64–2.57) | 1.39 (0.68–2.70) |
nPCR (per 1 g/kg/day) | 2.30 (0.64–7.90) | 2.16 (0.62–7.29) | 2.28 (0.66–7.55) |
Log CRP (per 1 log mg/dl) | 1.21 (0.81–1.80) | 1.24 (0.84–1.82) | 1.43 (0.97–2.10) |
Actual albumin (per 1 g/dl) | 0.60 (0.29–1.23) | – | – |
Dichotomized albumin by median (the higher group) | – | 0.64 (0.37–1.08) | – |
CRP-adjusted albumin (the higher group) | – | – | 0.51 (0.30–0.85) |