Long Pentraxin 3 as a Broader Biomarker for Multiple Risk Factors in End-Stage Renal Disease: Association with All-Cause Mortality

Figure 2

Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis of the inflammatory biomarkers for all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease patients. Model 1 (filled circles): unadjusted hazard ratios. Model 2 (open squares): hazard ratios adjusted for age, dialysis vintage, and vascular access. Model 3 (open lozenges): hazard ratios adjusted for confounding factors, lipid profile, adipokines, and nutritional, cardiac, and renal fibrosis markers. HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; PTX3: pentraxin 3; hsCRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IL-6: interleukin-6; TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha.