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Table 2 Clinical and biochemical parameters affecting CV events by univariate Cox model

From: Association of gait speed and grip strength with risk of cardiovascular events in patients on haemodialysis: a prospective study

Factors

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

p value

Age (years)

1.04 (1.01–1.07)

0.01

Gender (M)

0.89 (0.48–1.71)

0.71

Dialysis duration (years)

0.98 (0.93–1.02)

0.39

Diabetes

1.87 (1.04–3.47)

0.04

History of CVD

2.34 (1.31–4.31)

< 0.01

Charlson comorbidity index

1.24 (1.04–1.46)

0.02

%CGR

0.98 (0.97–0.99)

0.04

BMI (kg/m2)

1.02 (0.95–1.10)

0.55

GNRIa

1.06 (0.51–2.01)

0.87

Haemoglobin (g/dL)

1.27 (0.92–1.73)

0.14

Albumin (g/dL)

0.47 (0.16–1.31)

0.15

LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL)

1.01 (0.99–1.02)

0.36

intact PTH (pg/mL)

1.00 (1.00–1.00)

0.63

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

1.24 (0.85–1.60)

0.22

Gait speed (m/s)

0.16 (0.05–0.54)

< 0.01

Handgrip strength (kg)

0.96 (0.92–0.99)

0.04

  1. CVD cardiovascular disease, %CGR % creatinine generation rate, BMI body mass index, GNRI geriatric nutritional risk index
  2. aGNRI = 14.89 × albumin (g/dL) + 41.7 × (body weight/ideal body weight)
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