Table 5 Cox regression analysis for cardiovascular mortality in patients with dialysis

From: Hemodynamic and pathophysiological characteristics of intradialytic blood pressure elevation in patients with end-stage renal disease

 

Simple regression

Multiple regression

 

P-value

Odds ratio

P-value

Odds ratio

Age, 10 year

0.73

1.16 (0.51–2.64)

  

Male gender

0.32

1.87 (0.55–6.40)

  

Body surface area, m2

0.46

0.15 (0.01–24.3)

  

Dialysis vintage, years

0.07

1.09 (0.99–1.20)

0.88

 

Intradialytic HTN

0.09

2.79 (0.84–9.11)

0.76

 

Filtration volume/hour, kg h−1

0.89

1.00 (0.99–1.00)

  

Interdialytic weight gain, kg

0.87

0.95 (0.50–1.78)

  

Kt/v

0.43

1.50 (0.55–4.10)

  

Cardiothoracic ratio, %

0.27

1.08 (0.94–1.24)

  

Supine SBP pre, mm Hg

0.88

1.00 (0.98–1.03)

  

Supine SBP post, mm Hg

0.06

1.02 (0.99–1.05)

0.26

 

Echocardiographic variables

 Baseline LVDD pre, mm

0.11

1.08 (0.98–1.20)

  

 Baseline LVEF, %

0.57

0.17 (0.01–80.1)

  

 Baseline E wave, cm s−1

0.74

1.00 (0.97–1.03)

  

 Baseline mitral E/A ratio

0.65

0.55 (0.04–7.30)

  

 Baseline E′, cm s−1

0.63

0.87 (0.49–1.54)

  

 Baseline E/E′

0.96

1.00 (0.92–1.09)

  

 ΔLVDD (pre-post), cm s−1

0.89

0.99 (0.88–1.12)

  

 ΔLVEF (pre-post), %

0.74

2.20 (0.02–215.9)

  

 ΔE wave (pre-post), cm s−1

0.27

1.02 (0.98–1.06)

  

 ΔMitral E/A (pre-post)

0.65

2.04 (0.10–43.5)

  

 ΔE′ (pre-post), cm s−1

0.33

0.77 (0.46–1.31)

  

 ΔE/E′ (pre-post)

0.12

0.92 (0.83–1.02)

  

Laboratory data

 Serum albumin, g dl−1

0.04

14.9 (1.10–200.3)

0.07

 

 Total cholesterol, mg dl−1

0.30

1.01 (0.99–1.03)

  

 Serum calcium, mg dl−1

0.17

1.53 (0.83–2.81)

  

Serum phosphate, mg dl−1

0.62

0.88 (0.54–1.45)

  

 Serum ALT, U l−1

0.38

1.03 (0.96–1.11)

  

Serum sodium, mEq l−1

0.81

1.02 (0.85–1.24)

  

 Serum potassium, mEq l−1

0.04

0.41 (0.18–0.97)

0.01

0.31 (0.12–0.77)

 Hemoglobin, g dl−1

0.82

1.06 (0.65–1.72)

  

 White blood cells, 103 μl−1

0.02

0.94 (0.89–0.99)

0.06

 

 Platelet count, 109 l−1

0.21

0.94 (0.84–1.04)

  

 Blood glucose, mg dl−1

0.60

1.00 (0.98–1.01)

  

Comorbidities, n (%)

 Diabetes mellitus

0.02

9.97 (1.57–63.4)

0.06

 

 Hypertension

0.86

0.83 (0.54–6.39)

  

 Dyslipidemia

0.03

5.62 (1.17–27.1)

0.053

 

 Coronary artery disease

0.07

3.29 (0.90–12.0)

0.04

4.86 (1.05–22.4)

Medication, n (%)

 ARB/ACE-inhibitors

0.11

7.12 (0.65–78.5)

  

 Calcium channel blockers

0.32

2.03 (0.50–8.16)

  

 Beta-blockers

0.89

0.89 (0.18–4.37)

  
  1. Abbreviations: Δ, changes in variables between pre and post dialysis; A, peak late mitral inflow velocity; ACE, angiotensin-converting enzyme; ALT, alkaline phosphatase; ARB, angiotensin II receptor antagonists; E wave velocity, early diastolic transmitral velocity; E′, peak early velocity of septal mitral annulus; Kt/v, dialysis adequacy; LVDD, left ventricular diastolic dimension; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; SBP, systolic blood pressure.
  2. Age, gender, dialysis vintage and the presence of diabetes mellitus were adjusted.