Table 7 Predictive power of each of the different albumin indices on mortality due to infection
From: Serum albumin level adjusted with C-reactive protein predicts hemodialysis patient survival
Parameters | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (per 1 year) | 1.15 (1.08–1.22) | 1.14 (1.07–1.21) | 1.14 (1.07–1.21) |
Gender (female) | 0.60 (0.20–1.66) | 0.53 (0.18–1.44) | 0.49 (0.16–1.34) |
Diabetes | 4.21 (1.52–13.5) | 3.81 (1.38–12.2) | 4.04 (1.46–13.0) |
Actual albumin (per 1 g/dl) | 0.24 (0.07–0.93) | – | – |
Dichotomized albumin by median (the higher group) | – | 0.25 (0.04–0.93) | – |
CRP-adjusted albumin (the higher group) | – | – | 0.17 (0.03–0.62) |
Corrected Akaike’s Information Criteria | 169.4 | 169.3 | 165.9 |