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

Table 3 Association among DM and Low HDL-C and the first episode of peritonitis

	Model 1^a		Model 2^b	P-value	Model 3^c	P-value
	HR (95% CI)	P-value	HR (95% CI)	P-value	HR (95% CI)	P-value
No comorbidity	1.0 (ref.)		1.0		1.0
Low HDL-C	0.76 (0.58, 0.98)	0.037	0.74 (0.56, 0.97)	0.032	1.07 (0.63, 1.83)	0.787
DM	1.43 (0.97, 2.11)	0.072	1.32 (0.86, 2.01)	0.202	1.83 (0.98, 3.41)	0.057
DM plus low HDL-C	1.86 (1.25, 2.76)	0.002	1.69 (1.09, 2.62)	0.020	2.81 (1.32, 4.73)	0.005

Statistically significant results are indicated in bold
HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, DM diabetes mellitus
^aUnadjusted
^bModel 1 plus age, sex, body mass index, current smoking, pre-existing stroke, pre-existing cardiovascular disease
^cModel 2 plus hemoglobin, serum albumin, cholesterol, triglyceride, low-density lipoprotein, intact parathyroid hormone, statins and serum potassium

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