Table 4 Time-dependent Cox proportional hazards models showing predictors for all-cause mortality by dialysis modality, adjusted for the propensity score
Parameters | PD | Parameters | HD | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value | Model 1 | Model 2 | ||||
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | p value | ||||
Propensity score | 0.13 (0.003–5.22) | 0.281 | Propensity scores | 0.34 (0.07–1.59) | 0.168 | 3.71 (0.54–25.76) | 0.185 |
Planned-start PD vs. Emergent-start PD | 0.70 (0.10–4.82) | 0.713 | Planned-start HD vs. Emergent-start HD-CVC | 0.045 (0.01–0.17) | < 0.001 | – | – |
– | – | – | Emergent-start HD-AVF/AVG vs. Emergent-start HD-CVC | – | – | 0.31 (0.14–0.68) | 0.003 |
Age (≧65 vs. < 65 years) | 5.209 (0.91–29.90) | 0.064 | Age (≧65 vs. < 65 years) | 4.275 (1.18–15.47) | 0.027 | 4.58 (1.99–10.53) | < 0.001 |
Comorbidity (yes vs. no) | |||||||
– | – | – |  Hyperlipidemia | 0.09 (0.005–0.61) | 0.018 | – | – |