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Table 3 Associations of variables with all-cause mortality according to the multivariate Cox proportional hazard regression analysis using the stepwise method

From: Relationship between serum calcium level at dialysis initiation and subsequent prognosis

Variables

HR

95% CI

P value

Serum adjusted calcium

1.267

1.092-1.470

0.002

Age

1.045

1.030-1.060

<0.001

Female gender

0.656

0.471-0.912

0.012

SBP (/10 mmHg)

0.918

0.877-0.960

<0.001

History of CVD

1.656

1.229-2.231

<0.001

Use of calcium carbonate

0.580

0.409-0.822

0.002

  1. Adjusted for serum adjusted calcium, age, gender, BMI, SBP, DBP, CTR, history of CVD, use of calcium carbonate, hemoglobin, serum albumin, eGFR, PTH, and CRP
  2. BMI body mass index, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, CTR cardiothoracic rate, CVD cardiovascular disease, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, PTH parathyroid hormone, CRP C reactive protein