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Table 2 Cox proportional hazard regression (cause-specific hazard model) for the event of interest (first peritonitis)

From: Modelling competing risks in nephrology research: an example in peritoneal dialysis

 

Unadjusted model

Adjusted model

HR

95% CI

p

HR

95% CI

p

Gender

Female

1.24

0.95-1.62

0.12

 

Male

1

-

-

Age

≥55 years

1.37

1.06-1.78

0.017

1.35

1.03-1.76

0.030

<55 years

1

-

-

1

-

-

Diabetes

Yes

0.92

0.66-1.28

0.63

 

No

1

-

-

First treatment

HD

1.45

1.10-1.91

0.009

1.44

1.09-1.90

0.009

TR

0.95

0.62-1.46

0.82

1.06

0.68-1.64

0.791

PD

1

-

-

1

-

-

Reason for PD

Access failure

1.21

0.93-1.57

0.15

 

Option

1

-

-