Overhydration and low serum prealbumin predict peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients

Table 2 Adjusted and unadjusted Hazard Ratio and 95% confidence interval for Cox proportional hazard models predicts peritonitis in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis patients

Variable	Crude hazard ratio [95% CI]	p-value	Adjusted hazard ratio^a [95% CI]	p- value
Low education	3.455 [1.655–7.17]	0.001	3.357 [1.463–7.706]	0.004
OH (L)	81.319 [17.685–374.839]	< 0.001	74.112 [10.562–520.033]	< 0.001
hs-CRP (mg/L)	1.179 [1.016–1.368]	0.03	1.168 [0.998–1.367]	0.054
Glucose (mmol/L)	1.214 [1.072–1.375]	0.002	1.224 [1.07–1.401]	0.003
Albumin (g/dL)	0.612 [0.363–1.032]	0.066	0.634 [0.348–1.156]	0.137
Prealbumin (mg/dL)	0.848 [0.802–0.896]	< 0.001	0.847 [0.801–0.895]	< 0.001

PD Peritoneal Dialysis, hs-CRP High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein, OH Overhydration
^a Hazard ratio was adjusted by age, diabetes, BMI, and D4/P

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