Association of baseline, longitudinal serum high-sensitive C-reactive protein and its change with mortality in peritoneal dialysis patients

Table 6 Associations of change in hs-CRP with all-cause and CVD mortality

	All-cause mortality		CVD mortality
	HR(95% CI)	P value	HR(95% CI)	P value
Unadjusted model
tertile 1 versus tertile 2	1.37 (0.95–1.97)	0.092	1.41 (0.90–2.21)	0.131
tertile 3 versus tertile 2	1.68 (1.19–2.37)	0.003	1.41 (0.90–2.20)	0.131
General adjusted model^a
tertile 1 versus tertile 2	1.33 (0.88–2.01)	0.179	1.36 (0.81–2.26)	0.244
tertile 3 versus tertile 2	1.93 (1.32–2.81)	0.001	1.55 (0.94–2.56)	0.084
General adjusted model + baseline hs-CRP level
tertile 1 versus tertile 2	1.25 (0.82–1.90)	0.292	1.27 (0.76–2.12)	0.358
tertile 3 versus tertile 2	2.38 (1.58–3.57)	<0.001	1.98 (1.16–3.38)	0.012
General adjusted model + baseline hs-CRP level + rGFR change
tertile 1 versus tertile 2	1.29 (0.81–2.08)	0.286	1.47(0.82–2.62)	0.193
tertile 3 versus tertile 2	2.48(1.58–3.87)	<0.001	1.99(1.11–3.56)	0.021

^aGeneral adjusted model: adjusted for age, sex, CVD, DM, BMI, MAP, hemoglobin, albumin, TG, uric acid, rGFR and peritonitis event occurred during follow-up period.

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