Hyperphosphatemia and hs-CRP Initiate the Coronary Artery Calcification in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients

Table 3

Multivariate analyses of the selected possible risk factors for CaCS initiation in PD patients.

		OR	value
Step  1	Phosphorus (mg/dL)	3.312 (1.755, 6.248)	<0.001
Step  2	hs-CRP (mg/dL)	1.528 (1.130, 2.067)	0.006
	Phosphorus (mg/dL)	4.844 (2.190, 10.715)	<0.001

Variables analyzed by logistic regression forward conditional: gender, BMI, SBP, phosphorus, fibrinogen, serum creatinine, UA, nPCR, hsCRP, triglycerides, HDL, Homa-IR, and adjusted residual CCR.