Table 6 Predictive power of each of the different albumin indices on mortality due to congestive heart failure
From: Serum albumin level adjusted with C-reactive protein predicts hemodialysis patient survival
Parameters | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (per 1 year) | 1.09 (1.05–1.13) | 1.09 (1.05–1.14) | 1.09 (1.05–1.13) |
Gender (female) | 0.57 (0.25–1.23) | 0.56 (0.24–1.19) | 0.55 (0.24–1.19) |
Diabetes | 1.65 (0.79–3.46) | 1.64 (0.78–3.44) | 1.66 (0.80–3.47) |
Actual albumin (per 1 g/dl) | 0.71 (0.27–1.89) | – | – |
Dichotomized albumin by median (the higher group) | – | 0.85 (0.38–1.82) | – |
CRP-adjusted albumin (the higher group) | – | – | 0.87 (0.41–1.80) |
Corrected Akaike’s Information Criteria | 335.1 | 335.4 | 335.4 |