Volume 84, Issue 5, Pages 998-1008 (November 2013) Use of phosphate-binding agents is associated with a lower risk of mortality Jorge B. Cannata-Andía, José L. Fernández-Martín, Francesco Locatelli, Gérard London, José L. Gorriz, Jürgen Floege, Markus Ketteler, Aníbal Ferreira, Adrian Covic, Boleslaw Rutkowski, Dimitrios Memmos, Willem-Jan Bos, Vladimir Teplan, Judit Nagy, Christian Tielemans, Dierik Verbeelen, David Goldsmith, Reinhard Kramar, Pierre-Yves Martin, Rudolf P. Wüthrich, Drasko Pavlovic, Miha Benedik, José Emilio Sánchez, Pablo Martínez-Camblor, Manuel Naves-Díaz, Juan J. Carrero, Carmine Zoccali Kidney International Volume 84, Issue 5, Pages 998-1008 (November 2013) DOI: 10.1038/ki.2013.185 Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Hazard ratios of unadjusted relative all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in different subgroups of patients prescribed or not prescribed phosphate-binding agents (PBAs). CV, cardiovascular; CVD, cardiovascular disease. Kidney International 2013 84, 998-1008DOI: (10.1038/ki.2013.185) Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Relative all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in patients prescribed different types of phosphate-binding agents (PBAs). Unadjusted (univariate) and after adjustments with the three multivariate models used. HR, hazard ratio. Kidney International 2013 84, 998-1008DOI: (10.1038/ki.2013.185) Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 3 Relative all-cause mortality in patients prescribed the most currently used phosphate-binding agents (PBAs) excluding those labeled as ‘others’. Unadjusted (univariate) and after adjustments with the three multivariate models used. CI, confidence interval; HR, hazard ratio. Kidney International 2013 84, 998-1008DOI: (10.1038/ki.2013.185) Copyright © 2013 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions