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

Table 5

Predictors for cardiovascular mortality using multivariate forward Cox proportional hazards model.

Parameters	Multivariate (forward)
	Hazard ratios (95% CI)
ΔAoAC (per 1 unit)	1.194 (1.019–1.398)	0.028
Age (per 1 year)	1.061 (1.023–1.110)	0.001
Diabetes mellitus	2.809 (1.263–6.247)	0.011
CRP (log per 1 mg/L)	3.232 (1.437–7.267)	0.005

Values expressed as hazard ratios and 95% confidence interval (CI). Abbreviations are the same as in Table 1. Adjusting for baseline AoAC; ΔAoAC; 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. Forward stepwise selection included variables with entry .