HR for initiation of dialysis compared with the combination of DM (-) and SBP ≤119 mmHg /DM (+) and SBP ≤119 mmHg as a reference group. Baseline variables as predictors for dialysis adjusted by age, sex, smoking, medication for hypertension, BMI, LDL-C, HDL-C.
HR: hazard ratio; DM: diabetes mellitus; SBP: systolic blood pressure; BMI: body mass index; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol