Progression of Aortic Arch Calcification Is Associated with Overall and Cardiovascular Mortality in Hemodialysis

Table 2

Determinants of baseline AoAC using multivariate adjusted linear regression analysis.

Parameters	Multivariate adjusted
	Unstandardized coefficient (95% CI)
Age (per 1 year)	0.175 (0.112, 0.238)	<0.001
HD vintage (log per 1 year)	2.222 (0.029, 4.415)	0.047
Pulse pressure (per 1 mmHg)	0.049 (0.001, 0.098)	0.046
Calcium-phosphate product (per 1 mg^2/dL^2)	0.096 (0.031, 0.161)	0.004
iPTH (log per 1 pg/mL)	1.785 (0.363, 3.208)	0.014

Values expressed as unstandardized coefficient and 95% confidence interval (CI). Adjusting for age; sex; smoking habit; history of diabetes, coronary artery disease, and cerebrovascular disease; pulse pressure; body mass index; ABI; baPWV; CTR; HD vintage; albumin; fasting glucose; serum triglycerides; total cholesterol; hemoglobin; creatinine; calcium-phosphate product; iPTH; CRP; ; calcium carbonate; and active vitamin D. Abbreviations are the same as Table 1.