Table 4 Risk factors associated with death and dialysis initiation (multivariable analyses). Covariates were selected in the multivariable analysis using a stepwise procedure adapted to multiple imputation methodology
| Â | Death | Â | Dialysis | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cox model | Fine-Gray model | Cox model | Fine-Gray model | ||||||
HR | 95Â % CI | HR | 95Â % CI | HR | 95Â % CI | HR | 95Â % CI | ||
Age (years) | Age (yrs) | ||||||||
  < 70 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |  < 70 | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 70 –80 | 1.85 | [1.19 –2.89] | 2.07 | [1.32 –3.23] |  70 –80 | 0.34 | [0.17 –0.65] | 0.30 | [0.16 –0.58] |
 80 –85 | 1.78 | [1.09 –2.91] | 2.03 | [1.24 –3.31] |  80 –85 | 0.33 | [0.14 –0.81] | 0.33 | [0.14 –0.78] |
  > 85 | 2.56 | [1.64 –4.00] | 2.84 | [1.82 –4.43] |  > 85 | 0.53 | [0.25 –1.10] | 0.40 | [0.18 –0.88] |
Hemoglobin | Hemoglobin | ||||||||
  ≥ 11 g/dL | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |  ≥ 11 g/dL | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
  < 11 g/dL | 2.18 | [1.61 –2.93] | 2.01 | [1.49 –2.73] |  < 11 g/dL | 2.05 | [1.16 –3.60] | 1.62 | [0.92 –2.84] |
Cancer < 5 years |  |  |  |  | eGFR |  |  |  |  |
 No | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |  ≥ 20 mL/min | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 1.61 | [1.14 –2.28] | 1.62 | [1.1 –2.37] |  < 20 mL/min | 8.13 | [4.37 –15.13] | 8.32 | [4.4 –15.71] |
Chronic Heart Failure | Diabetes | ||||||||
 No | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |  No | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  |
 Yes | 1.72 | [1.26 –2.34] | 1.81 | [1.31 –2.49] |  Yes | 3.41 | [1.92 –6.07] | 3.43 | [1.93 –6.09] |
Stroke | Â | ||||||||
 No | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | |||||
 Yes | 1.46 | [0.93 –2.28] | 1.44 | [0.89 –2.32] | |||||
High Blood Pressure | |||||||||
 No | 1.00 |  | 1.00 |  | |||||
 Yes | 0.76 | [0.55 –1.04] | 0.80 | [0.58 –1.11] | |||||