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Table 2 Hazard ratios of all-cause mortality according to LDL-C level (quartile)

From: Effect of low-density lipoprotein level and mortality in older incident statin-naïve hemodialysis patients

 

Statin naive

HR

95% CI

P

Model 1a

 Q2

0.779

0.630 – 0.965

0.022

 Q3

0.803

0.647 – 0.996

0.046

 Q4

0.664

0.533 – 0.827

 < 0.001

Model 2b

 Q2

0.746

0.599 – 0.930

0.009

 Q3

0.794

0.635 – 0.992

0.042

 Q4

0.644

0.514 – 0.808

 < 0.001

Model 3c

 Q2

0.777

0.620 – 0.972

0.027

 Q3

0.850

0.676 – 1.069

0.166

 Q4

0.654

0.519 – 0.824

 < 0.001

  1. HR hazard ratio, LDL-C low density lipoprotein cholesterol
  2. aModel 1: crude
  3. bModel 2: adjusted for sex, body mass index
  4. cModel 3: adjusted for sex, body mass index, serum albumin, concurrent history of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, liver cirrhosis, congestive heart failure, cerebrovascular accident, history of hospitalization (within 6 months)
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