Table 4 Hazard ratios (with 95% CIs) for variables evaluated as potential predictors of all-cause mortality in the GA cohort.

From: Glycemic control and survival in peritoneal dialysis patients with diabetes: A 2-year nationwide cohort study

Variables

n (%)

HR

95% CI

P value

Male

514 (70.9)

1.00

Reference

Reference

Female

211 (29.1)

1.13

0.71–1.78

0.608

Age

1 year increase

725 (100)

1.05

1.02–1.07

<0.0001

Duration of PD (year)

<2

310 (42.8)

1.00

Reference

Reference

2 ≤ < 4

204 (28.1)

1.80

1.06–3.06

0.029

4 ≤ < 6

116 (16.0)

2.03

1.02–4.03

0.043

6 ≤ < 8

57 (7.9)

3.17

1.36–7.37

0.007

8≤

38 (5.2)

2.27

0.88–5.85

0.087

Type of diabetes

Type 2

637 (87.9)

1.00

Reference

Reference

Type 1

88 (12.1)

1.09

0.57–2.11

0.782

CVD comorbidity

No

535 (73.8)

1.00

Reference

Reference

Yes

190 (26.2)

2.69

1.71–4.24

<0.0001

Smoking

No

566 (89.0)

1.00

Reference

Reference

Yes

70 (11.0)

1.22

0.58–2.59

0.592

Antihypertensive agent

User

551 (83.6)

1.00

Reference

Reference

Non-user

108 (16.4)

1.93

1.12–3.33

0.017

HD combination

No

553 (76.3)

1.00

Reference

Reference

Yes

172 (23.7)

1.01

0.58–1.76

0.971

Residual renal function

Non-anuric

429 (79.2)

1.00

Reference

Reference

Anuric

113 (20.8)

1.78

1.01–3.22

0.041

Type of dialysate

2.5% non-user

367 (56.4)

1.00

Reference

Reference

2.5% user

284 (43.6)

2.19

1.34–3.59

0.002

Type of dialysate

Icodextrin non-user

302 (46.4)

1.00

Reference

Reference

Icodextrin user

349 (53.6)

1.15

0.73–1.83

0.528

Type of treatment

APD non-user

346 (53.7)

1.00

Reference

Reference

APD user

298 (46.3)

0.74

0.48–1.19

0.236

Total Kt/V

<1.1

55 (11.9)

3.43

1.33–8.83

0.011

1.1 ≤ < 1.4

64 (13.8)

2.53

0.93–6.93

0.068

1.4 ≤ < 1.7

102 (22.0)

1.00

Reference

Reference

1.7 ≤ < 2.0

107 (23.1)

0.74

0.27–2.05

0.573

2.0≤

135 (29.2)

1.02

0.41–2.51

0.972

Body mass index (kg/m2)

<20.0

62 (9.9)

2.68

1.25–5.77

0.011

20 ≤ < 22

102 (16.4)

1.15

0.53–2.94

0.708

22 ≤ < 24

153 (24.5)

1.00

Reference

Reference

24 ≤ < 26

123 (19.7)

0.76

0.35–1.64

0.488

26 ≤ < 28

84 (13.5)

0.94

0.41–2.19

0.895

28≤

100 (16.0)

0.67

0.28–1.58

0.364

Serum albumin (g/dL)

<2.5

47 (6.6)

12.0

5.17–27.9

<0.0001

2.5 ≤ < 3.0

141 (19.9)

1.35

0.70–2.57

0.365

3.0 ≤ < 3.5

283 (40.0)

1.00

Reference

Reference

3.5 ≤ < 4.0

193 (27.3)

0.59

0.30–1.16

0.129

4.0≤

44 (6.2)

0.17

0.02–1.25

0.082

Hemoglobin

1 g/dL increase

711 (98.1)

0.71

0.59–0.84

<0.0001

C-reactive protein

1 mg/dL increase

646 (89.1)

1.39

1.18–1.64

<0.0001

Total cholesterol (mg/dL)

<130

83 (13.5)

1.26

0.58–2.74

0.552

130 ≤ < 150

105 (17.2)

0.78

0.37–1.64

0.524

150 ≤ < 170

124 (20.3)

1.00

Reference

Reference

170 ≤ < 190

108 (17.7)

0.75

0.36–1.53

0.432

190 ≤ < 210

89 (14.5)

0.76

0.36–1.63

0.492

210≤

103 (16.8)

0.23

0.08–0.60

0.003

HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

<30

70 (11.8)

3.18

1.49–6.79

0.003

30 ≤ < 40

176 (29.7)

0.84

0.41–1.69

0.633

40 ≤ < 50

148 (25.0)

1.00

Reference

Reference

50 ≤ < 60

89 (15.0)

1.12

0.49–2.51

0.791

60 ≤ < 70

59 (10.0)

0.44

0.14–1.39

0.165

70≤

50 (8.5)

0.41

0.11–1.50

0.179

Calcium (mg/dL)

<8.0

154 (21.7)

0.72

0.29–1.75

0.473

8.0 ≤ < 8.5

159 (22.4)

0.96

0.45–2.03

0.918

8.5 ≤ < 9.0

185 (26.1)

1.00

Reference

Reference

9.0 ≤ < 9.5

116 (16.4)

0.76

0.34–1.68

0.508

9.5 ≤ < 10.0

66 (9.3)

0.78

0.29–2.09

0.629

10≤

29 (4.1)

1.83

0.64–5.18

0.253

Phosphate (mg/dL)

<4.0

107 (14.8)

1.47

0.75–2.88

0.258

4.0 ≤ < 5.0

210 (27.8)

1.47

0.83–2.60

0.179

5.0 ≤ < 6.0

221 (30.5)

1.00

Reference

Reference

6.0 ≤ < 7.0

115 (15.9)

1.04

0.51–2.13

0.903

7.0 ≤ < 8.0

58 (8.0)

1.52

0.64–3.58

0.335

8.0≤

22 (3.0)

0.42

0.05–3.39

0.418

Intact-PTH (pg/mL)

<60

119 (18.3)

1.42

0.61–3.34

0.412

60 ≤ < 140

181 (27.9)

1.23

0.53–2.84

0.617

140 ≤ < 220

151 (23.2)

1.00

Reference

Reference

220 ≤ < 300

88 (13.5)

1.17

0.48–2.85

0.718

300 ≤ < 380

44 (6.8)

0.63

0.18–2.12

0.461

380≤

67 (10.3)

1.71

0.52–5.57

0.368

  1. CVD, cardiovascular disease; HD, hemodialysis; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; PD, peritoneal dialysis; PTH, parathyroid hormone.