Table 2 Results of Cox’s proportional hazards analysis of clinical parameters and all-cause mortality

Age ≥65 years

0.972

2.643

1.425–4.900

0.002**

0.674

1.961

1.017–3.781

0.044*

Male

−0.003

0.997

0.560–1.776

0.992

Current smoker

0.190

1.210

0.544–2.689

0.648

Duration of HD ≥10 years

−0.068

0.934

0.520–1.677

0.819

Systolic BP <110 mmHg

0.721

2.057

0.759–5.575

0.156

110–140 mmHg

-

-

-

-

≥140 mmHg

0.158

1.171

0.641–2.140

1.171

Hemoglobin <10 g/dL

0.006

1.006

0.554–1.826

0.984

10–11 g/dL

-

-

-

-

≥11 g/dL

0.569

1.767

0.681–4.589

0.242

White blood cells ≥10000/mm³

−0.112

0.894

0.123–6.472

0.911

Platelet ≥35 × 10⁴/μL

0.330

0.719

0.175–2.959

0.648

hs-CRP ≥3 mg/L

0.957

2.604

1.490–4.552

0.001**

Albumin <3.5 g/dL

1.016

2.761

1.580–4.828

<0.001**

0.788

2.198

1.218–3.968

0.012*

Potassium ≥5.5 mEq/L

0.128

1.136

0.484–2.667

0.769

Phosphate ≥6 mg/dL

−0.211

0.810

0.322–2.041

0.655

Total Cholesterol ≥200 mg/dL

0.123

1.130

0.508–2.513

0.764

DN

0.300

1.349

0.772–2.359

0.293

History of CVD

1.045

2.844

1.615–5.009

<0.001**

0.727

2.068

1.146–3.732

0.016*

Plasma S100A12 levels ≥18.79 ng/mL

0.967

2.631

1.419–4.878

0.002**

0.919

2.267

1.195–4.302

0.012*