Table 5 Analysis of mortality using a multivariate logistic regression model (n = 83).

From: Impact of kidney size on mortality in diabetic patients receiving peritoneal dialysis

Variable

Univariate analysis

P value

Multivariate analysis

P value

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Odds ratio (95% confidence interval)

Age (per 1-year increase)

1.072 (1.013–1.136)

0.017*

1.029 (0.949–1.115)

0.489

Alanine aminotransferase (per 1 U/L increase)

1.009 (0.986–1.033)

0.442

  

Albumin (per 1 g/dL increase)

0.132 (0.038–0.463)

0.002**

0.589 (0.090–3.861)

0.581

Alcohol consumption (yes)

1.238 (0.137–11.169)

0.849

  

Aspartate aminotransferase (per 1 U/L increase)

1.041 (1.006–1.077)

0.021*

1.018 (0.964–1.076)

0.520

Blood urea nitrogen (per 1 mg/dL increase)

0.995 (0.968–1.022)

0.696

  

Body mass index (per 1 kg/m2 increase)

1.018 (0.871–1.190)

0.821

  

Calcium (per 1 mg/dL increase)

0.782 (0.429–1.423)

0.421

  

Cardiovascular disease (no)

0.316 (0.095–1.046)

0.059

  

Chronic liver disease (no)

0.273 (0.041–1.809)

0.178

  

Corrected calcium (per 1 mg/dL increase)

1.401 (0.685–2.867)

0.356

  

Creatinine (per 1 mg/dL increase)

0.689 (0.541–0.877)

0.003**

0.780 (0.556–1.095)

0.151

Duration of peritoneal dialysis (per 1-month increase)

1.004 (0.987–1.021)

0.674

  

Fasting glucose (per 1 mg/dL increase)

1.006 (0.999–1.013)

0.118

  

Female sex (yes)

0.308 (0.088–1.078)

0.065

  

Ferritin (per 1 ng/mL increase)

1.001 (1.000–1.001)

0.197

  

Glycated hemoglobin (per 1% increase)

1.295 (0.887–1.890)

0.181

  

Hemoglobin (per 1 g/dL increase)

0.593 (0.373–0.944)

0.028*

0.701 (0.387–1.270)

0.701

Hepatitis B virus carrier (no)

0.414 (0.093–1.849)

0.248

  

Hepatitis C virus carrier (no)

0.369 (0.061–2.246)

0.279

  

High-density lipoprotein (per 1 mg/dL increase)

0.985 (0.937–1.036)

0.555

  

Hypertension (yes)

3.491 (0.728–16.743)

0.118

  

High-sensitivity C-reactive protein (per 1 mg/L increase)

1.013 (0.985–1.043)

0.364

  

Inorganic phosphorus (per 1 mg/dL increase)

0.776 (0.534–1.127)

0.182

  

Intact parathyroid hormone (per 1 pg/mL decrease)

0.998 (0.995–1.001)

0.212

  

Iron (per 1 µg/dL increase)

0.995 (0.974–1.017)

0.667

  

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin (per 1 pg/cell increase)

1.180 (0.919–1.516)

0.195

  

Mean corpuscular hemoglobin concentration (per 1 g Hb/dL increase)

1.394 (0.822–2.366)

0.218

  

Mean corpuscular volume (per 1% increase)

1.040 (0.953–1.134)

0.384

  

Peritonitis (per 1 episode/100 months increase)

1.401 (0.961–2.042)

0.080

  

Platelet count (each increase of 11,000/µL)

0.989 (0.981–0.997)

0.006**

0.990 (0.980–1.001)

0.064

Red blood cell count (per 1 million/dL increase)

0.330 (0.103–1.061)

0.063

  

Small kidney size (yes)

10.204 (2.801–37.037)

 < 0.001***

6.452 (1.220–34.482)

0.028*

Smoking habit (yes)

3.309 (0.398–27.483)

0.268

  

Sodium (per 1 mEq/L increase)

0.886 (0.741–1.060)

0.185

  

Total cholesterol (per 1 mg/dL increase)

0.997 (0.986–1.008)

0.556

  

Total iron binding capacity (per 1 µg/dL increase)

0.995 (0.985–1.005)

0.347

  

Triglyceride (per 1 mg/dL increase)

1.001 (0.999–1.003)

0.441

  

Uric acid (per 1 mg/dL increase)

1.005 (0.737–1.369)

0.977

  

White blood cell (per 11,000/µL increase)

1.276 (0.993–1.638)

0.056

  
  1. *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01; *P < 0.001.