| Total sample | Propensity matched sample |
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HR (95% CI) | p-Value | HR (95% CI) | p-Value |
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All-cause mortality |
 Univariate model | 1.64 (1.39–1.93) |
< 0.001
| 1.43 (1.13–1.80) |
0.002
|
Multivariate model 1 | 1.40 (1.19–1.66) |
< 0.001
| 1.37 (1.09–1.73) |
0.006
|
Multivariate model 2 | 1.43 (1.21–1.69) |
< 0.001
| 1.40 (1.11–1.76) |
0.004
|
Multivariate model 3 | 1.49 (1.26–1.76) |
< 0.001
| 1.40 (1.12–1.77) |
0.004
|
Multivariate model 4 | 1.45 (1.22–1.70) |
< 0.001
| 1.41 (1.12–1.78) |
0.004
|
End-stage renal disease |
 Univariate model | 1.01 (0.81–1.25) | 0.97 | 1.10 (0.82–1.48) | 0.52 |
- Multivariate Model 1: Adjusted for age, gender, ethnicity
- Multivariate Model 2: Adjusted for all covariates of model 1 plus smoking, alcohol, hypertension, diabetes mellitus
- Multivariate Model 3: Adjusted for all covariates of model 2 plus ischaemic heart disease, myocardial infarction, congestive cardiac failure, cerebro vascular accident, peripheral vascular disease
- Multivariate Model 4: Adjusted for all covariates of model 3 plus estimated glomerular filtration rate (CKD-EPI)
- HR-Hazard ratio, CI-Confidence interval. Statistically significant p-values are displayed in bold (i.e. p < 0.05)