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Table 2 Risk factor associated with the first episode of peritonitis

From: The association between diabetes coexisting with low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis

Variables

HR (95% CI)

P-value

Age (decades)

1.0 (0.9, 1.1)

0.991

Gender

 Male

1.0

 

 Female

1.1 (0.9, 1.4)

0.417

BMI (kg/m2)

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

0.953

Residual urine volume (mL)

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

0.189

Current smoking

1.3 (1.0, 1.8)

0.066

Current alcohol consumption

1.2 (0.8, 2.0)

0.338

DM

1.8 (1.4, 2.4)

 < 0.001

Pre-existing stroke

2.0 (1.2, 3.3)

0.009

Pre-existing CVD

1.8 (1.3, 2.5)

 < 0.001

Statins

1.9 (1.4, 2.6)

 < 0.001

WBC (109/L)

1.1 (1.0, 1.1)

0.130

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

1.0 (0.9, 1.0)

0.023

Serum albumin (g/dL)

0.7 (0.6, 0.9)

0.007

AST (U/L)

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

0.495

ALT (U/L)

1.0 (1.0, 1.0)

0.578

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.9 (0.9, 1.0)

0.253

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

0.9 (0.8, 1.1)

0.301

High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

1.3 (1.1, 1.6)

0.002

Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L)

0.9 (0.8, 1.0)

0.180

Serum calcium (mmol/L)

0.9 (0.6, 1.4)

0.747

Serum phosphorus (mmol/L)

0.8 (0.7, 1.0)

0.081

IPTH (pg/mL)

1.2 (1.0, 1.4)

0.017

Serum potassium (mmol/L)

1.1 (1.0, 1.3)

0.088

GROUP

 No comorbidity

1.0

 

 Low HDL-C

0.8 (0.6, 1.0)

0.037

 DM

1.4 (1.0, 2.1)

0.072

 DM plus LOW HDL-C

1.9 (1.3, 2.8)

0.002

  1. Statistically significant results are indicated in bold
  2. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, WBC white blood cell, CVD cardiovascular disease, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, iPTH intact parathyroid hormone, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, DM diabetes mellitus