interquartile, according to Shapiro-Wilk test.
Cox and competing risk models were used to evaluate the strength of the
associations between Ca, P, PTH, and death (from all causes and death from
cardiovascular causes). The following variables were included in this analysis:
age, diabetes mellitus (DM), coronary artery disease (CAD), residual diuresis
(RD - presence and absence), and albumin. The variables of interest were Ca, P,
and PTH.
Graphs were developed to compare the groups for phosphorus and PTH, categorized
by the guidelines, calculated using a Cox proportional hazard regression
model.
The statistical test used was log-rank test. Statistical significance was defined
as p < 0.05. We used R-project software version 3.5.2 for
analyses.