Bivariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

Sex

Women (ref = Men)

0.74  (0.47-1.17)

0.201

0.53 (0.27-1.05)

0.069

Age (year)

1.07 (1.04-1.10)

<0.0001

1.05 (1.02-1.09)

0.002

Mode of dialysis initiation  

Peritoneal dialysis
(ref = Hemodialysis)

0.60 (0.28-1.03)

0.198

Emergency first dialysis

Yes (ref = No)

3.44 (2.19-5.40)

<0.0001

2.16 (1.22-3.85)

0.009

Body mass index , kg/m2

0.99 (0.95-1.03)

0.590

Cardiovascular disease

Yes (ref = No)

4.52 (2.39-8.53)

<0.0001

2.26 (0.82-6.28)

0.117

Diabetes

Yes (ref = No)

1.62 (1.05-2.51)

0.031

1.97 (0.97-3.98)

0.059

Respiratory disease

Yes (ref = No)

1.71 (1.01-2.89)

0.044

1.59 (0.73-3.45)

0.247

Active malignancy

Yes (ref = No)

1.73 (0.75-3.97)

0.197

At least 2 comorbidities

Yes (ref = No)

3.21 (1.97-5.24)

<0.0001

0.97 (0.35-2.73)

0.953

Hypertension

Yes (ref = No)

1.86 (1.04-3.30)

0.036

0.56 (0.26-1.17)

0.120

Primary renal disease

Diabetes

1.29 (0.75-2.23)

0.354

Hypertensive nephropathy

1.29 (0.75-2.21)

0.354

Glomerulonephritis

0.48 (0.17-1.37)

0.170

Hereditary nephropathy

0.00 (0.00-0.00)

0.979

(ref = other nephropathy)

Proteinuria, g/24h

0.79 (0.51-1.23)

0.300

Hemoglobin, g/L

1.09 (0.93-1.28)

0.285

Serum calcium, mmol/L

0.99 (0.97-10.3)

0.924

Parathyroid hormone, ng/L

0.99 (0.99-1.00)

0.074

Serum bicarbonate, mmol/L

1.10 (1.02-1.18)

0.009

1.04 (0.95-1.13)

0.419

Albuminemia, g/L

0.93 (0.90-0.97)

<0.0001

0.92 (0.89-0.96)

0.0002

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

0.80 (0.50-1.28)

0.870

Triglycerides, mmol/L

1.01 (0.78-1.30)

0.963

Last GFR, mL/min/1.73m2

1.03 (1.01-1.05)

0.018

0.99 (0.95-1.04)

0.837

Phosphoremia, mmol/L

> 1.45 (ref = ≤ 1.45)

0.46 (0.29-0.72)

0.0008

0.73 (0.40-1.32)

0.294

HR = Hazard Ratio; CI = Confidence Interval, GFR = Glomerular Filtration Rate
Table 2: Association between patient characteristics and mortality during the first year of dialysis (N=406).