Clinical Study

Height Constitutes an Important Predictor of Mortality in End-Stage Renal Disease

Table 3

Cox hazard stepwise regression analysis for cardiovascular mortality (whole patients). 𝜒 2 = 1 0 . 2 2 , 𝑑 𝑓 = 2 , 𝑃 = . 0 0 6 .

Variable 𝛽 SEWaldProbability

Smoking1.8580.7316.450.011
LVH1.3720.7133.520.041

SE and LVH indicate standard error and left ventricular hypertrophy.