Bone Marrow Pathology Predicts Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Table 6

Analysis of risk factors for mortality using Cox regression analysis ().

		SE	Exp()	value
Univariate
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)			0.982 (0.963–1.000)	0.049^*
Low bone marrow cellularity			0.979 (0.960–0.999)	0.042^*
Megakaryocyte distribution^#
Increased			0.000	0.984
Decreased			3.714 (1.671–8.253)	0.001^**
Absent			9.571 (2.030–45.115)	0.004^**
M/E ratio			1.048 (1.012–1.087)	0.009^**
Plasma cell number			1.027 (1.005–1.049)	0.014^*
Lymphoid cell number			1.037 (1.010–1.064)	0.006^**
Multivariate
Megakaryocyte distribution^#
Increased			0.000	0.983
Decreased			3.292 (1.461–7.420)	0.004^**
Absent			10.333 (2.119–50.376)	0.004^*
M/E ratio			1.054 (1.012–1.098)	0.011^*

^#Normal megakaryocyte distribution as reference, ^*, ^**.