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Table 2 Factors associated with three-year mortality on multivariate analysis in 2012 incident patients (n = 8839)

From: Deleterious effects of dialysis emergency start, insights from the French REIN registry

Multivariate Cox model

HR

95% CI

p

Women (vs Men)

0.96

0.88–1.04

0.311

Age (vs 18–45 years)

 45–60

2.70

1.96–3.71

< 0.001

 60–75

4.99

3.70–6.73

< 0.001

  ≥ 75

8.51

6.32–11.46

< 0.001

Albumin < 30 (vs ≥30 g/dl)

1.32

1.19–1.46

< 0.001

Hemoglobin (vs [10–12] g/dl)

  < 10

1.16

1.07–1.26

< 0.001

  > 12

0.99

0.88–1.12

0.908

BMI (vs 23–25 kg/m2)

  < 18.5

1.41

1.14–1.74

0.002

 18.5–23

1.22

1.08–1.37

0.001

  ≥ 25

0.92

0.82–1.03

0.138

Diabetes (vs No)

1.09

1.01–1.18

0.025

Respiratory disease (vs No)

1.22

1.12–1.34

< 0.001

Active malignancy (vs No)

1.76

1.60–1.93

< 0.001

Hepatic disease (vs No)

2.01

1.66–2.43

< 0.001

Cardiovascular diseases (vs 0)

 1

1.31

1.19–1.45

< 0.001

 2

1.54

1.39–1.72

< 0.001

  ≥ 3

1.78

1.60–1.97

< 0.001

Walking disability (vs Walk without help)

 Totally dependent for transfers

2.24

1.95–2.57

< 0.001

 Need assistance for mobility

1.70

1.55–1.86

< 0.001

eGFR (vs [5–10]ml/min/1.73m2)

  < 5

0.99

0.85–1.15

0.860

 [10–15]

1.17

0.99–1.37

0.058

  ≥ 15

1.39

1.17–1.65

< 0.001

1st RRT on PD (vs HD)

1.37

1.21–1.54

< 0.001

1st RRT on catheter (vs No)

1.41

1.30–1.54

< 0.001

Emergency start (vs planned start)

1.10

1.01–1.19

0.029

  1. BMI Body Mass Index; Active malignancy: solid tumors or hematological malignancies; Cardiovascular diseases: myocardial infarction, arrhythmias, coronary insufficiency, heart failure, arteritis of the lower limbs, cerebrovascular accident; RRT Renal Replacement Therapy, PD Peritoneal Dialysis; HD Hemodialysis; HR Hazard Ratio; 95%CI 95%Confidence Interval