Usefulness of Multidetector Row Computed Tomography for Predicting Cardiac Events in Asymptomatic Chronic Kidney Disease Patients at the Initiation of Renal Replacement Therapy

Table 5

Cox regression models in CKD patients at the start of dialysis.

	HR (95% CI)	𝑃 value
Age	1.064 (1.018~1.112)	<0.01
The presence of diabetes	0.469 (0.184~1.196)	NS
SBP	1.009 (0.981~1.038)	NS
Uric acid	0.726 (0.515~1.023)	NS
LDL	0.987 (0.972~1.001)	NS
CACS + CAS	0.216 (0.051~0.916)	<0.05

SBP: systolic blood pressure; LDL: low density lipoprotein; CACS: coronary artery calcium score; CAS: coronary artery stenosis; NS: not significant.