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Figure 9

From: The importance of iron in long-term survival of maintenance hemodialysis patients treated with epoetin-alfa and intravenous iron: analysis of 9.5 years of prospectively collected data

Figure 9

Estimated proportion of patients surviving by combinations of four levels of TSAT and three of EPO administration. TSAT levels are shown in the boxes and low (L), medium (M) and high (H) levels of EPO administered are indicated by the appropriate symbol. The 3 worst survival estimates were in patients with TSAT ≤ 16%; of the three, the best estimate was for the low EPO (L) group. The three best survival estimates were in patients with TSAT > 25%; of the three, the best was for the low EPO (L) group. Estimates for intermediate levels of each variable are shown but not identified specifically. Survival in patients with TSAT 16.01–20% was better than that of those with TSAT ≤ 16%; in those with TSAT 20.01–25% it was better than in those with TSAT 16.01–20%, and worse than in those with TSAT > 25%. For each of these two TSAT levels, as well as for the two other TSAT levels, survival was best in the low EPO (L) group, and worst in those in the high (H) EPO group.

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