Fig. 1From: Protein energy-wasting associated with nephrotic syndrome – the comparison of metabolic pattern in severe nephrosis to different stages of chronic kidney diseaseFlowchart of the study design. PSM (propensity score matching) – between nephrotic men (NS group) and retrospective data of patients with CKD stage G4 (predialysis men; 1:2 matching) or haemodialysis men (1:1 matching) resulted in the formation of PreD and HD groupBack to article page