Effect of timing of nephrology referral on patient survival using multivariable cox proportional hazard model.
Cox proportional hazard model
HR ER/LR
95% CI
P-value
Total follow up ACM
0.760
0.619-0.933
0.009
90-Day ACM
0.422
0.215-0.828
0.012
After 90-Day ACM
1.156
0.879-1.521
0.301
Abbreviations: ER, early referral; LR, late referral; ACM, all-cause mortality Multivariable, adjusted for age, gender, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, serum creatinine, albumin, comorbidites including cardiovascular disease and malignancy, type of vascular access at the first dialysis
