Table 2 Univariate analysis of risk for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality

Age (per 1-yr older)

1.08(1.05-1.11)

<0.001

1.06(1.03-1.10)

0.01

Male (compared to female)

1.55(0.80-2.98)

0.19

1.14(0.51-2.59)

0.75

History of cardiovascular disease

1.26(0.53-3.02)

0.61

0.97(0.29-3.25)

0.95

History of cerebral vascular disease

2.03(0.79-5.22)

0.18

1.92(0.57-6.47)

0.29

Dialysis vintage (per 3-m longer)

1.00(0.98-1.03)

0.90

1.00(0.97-1.03)

0.89

Diabetes mellitus

2.13(1.11-4.07)

0.02

3.00(1.32-6.80)

0.01

Phosphorus^a

<1.13 mmol/L

2.38(0.96-5.89)

0.06

2.81(1.02-7.73)

0.05

>1.78 mmol/L

1.11(0.54-2.27)

0.78

0.68(0.26-1.79)

0.44

Calcium^b

<2.10 mmol/L

0.92(0.42-2.03))

0.84

0.883(0.32-2.43)

0.81

>2.37 mmol/L

1.54(0.72-3.32)

0.27

1.55(0.59-4.08)

0.37

PTH^c

<150 pg/ml

1.67(0.71-3.93)

0.24

1.51(0.49-4.67)

0.48

>300 pg/ml

1.01(0.46-2.22)

0.9

1.16(0.43-3.12)

0.78

ALP

1.00(1.00-1.01)

0.27

1.00(1.00-1.00)

0.27

Hyperlipidemia

0.87(0.46-1.67)

0.68

1.15(0.50-2.66)

0.74

Albumin (per 1 g/L increase)

0.83(0.75-0.92)

<0.001

0.79(0.70-0.90)

<0.001

Hemoglobin (per 1 g/L increase)

1.00(0.98-1.01)

0.55

1.00(0.98-1.01)

0.55

History of hypertension

0.46(0.20-1.05)

0.06

0.39(0.14-1.05)

0.06

Kt/V (per 1 increase)

0.18(0.06-0.59)

0.01

0.241(0.05-1.08)

0.06

Presence of aorta calcification

5.33(1.89-15.04)

0.01

3.03(1.03-8.93)

0.04

Presence of iliac artery calcification

3.15(1.64-6.08)

0.01

2.76(1.21-6.29)

0.02

Presence of femoral artery calcification

3.66(1.88-7.12)

0.01

2.61(1.15-5.92)

0.02

Presence of digital artery calcification

3.43(1.51-7.83)

0.01

5.03(1.98-12.76)

0.01

Presence of radial artery calcification

1.87(0.92-3.78)

0.08

1.92(0.79-4.66)

0.15

Presence of iliac or femoral artery calcification

3.05(1.57-6.00)

0.01

2.85(1.24-6.60)

0.01

Presence of radial or digital artery calcification

2.15(1.10-4.23)

0.03

2.52(1.09-5.83)

0.03

Vascular calcification score (per 1 score increase)

1.28(1.16-1.42)

<0.001

1.29(1.14-1.47)

<0.001

Pulse pressure (per 1 mmHg increase)

1.02(1.00-1.04)

0.01

1.22(1.00-1.04)

0.09