Comparision of hazard ratios of all independent predictors for mortality in the multivariate Cox analysis according to the age categories.

<p>Age, peripheral vascular disease, and hemiparesis were the factors by which mortality risk gradually increased with increasing age groups. However, the influences of Medical Aid, peritoneal dialysis, diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, liver disease, and any malignancy on the mortality sequentially decreased with aging. * Mortality rates between patients on hemodialysis and those on peritoneal dialysis were compared in the intention-to-treat analysis. HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.