Results of multivariate analysis.

<p>OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressures; Hb:hemoglobin; SCr: serum creatinine; ALB: albumin.</p

Results of univariate analysis.

<p>BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; Hb:hemoglobin; SCr: serum creatinine; ALB: albumin.</p

MHD patients and healthy controls characteristics according to baseline status.

<p>BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; Hb:hemoglobin; SCr: serum creatinine; ALB: albumin.</p

Analysis of clinical bleeding & thromboembolic events within the two years.

<p>Values are shown as the Number of bleeding (or thromboembolic) events/the number of the patients of the group, (percentage). OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval.</p

The baseline-factor analysis between the patients with continued dialysis and death.

<p>OR: odds ratio; CI: confidence interval; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressures; Hb:hemoglobin; SCr: serum creatinine; ALB: albumin.</p

Diagram of MHD patients and healthy controls.

<p>The diagram shows the numbers of MHD patients and healthy controls who met the criteria of inclusion in or exclusion from the study and the follow-up of the MHD patients.</p