Characteristics of patients with and without ESA at the start of pre-dialysis care.

<p>Values are presented as mean (standard deviation) or percentage.</p><p>Abbreviations: ESA = Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent, BMI = Body Mass Index, eGFR = estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate.</p

Distribution of systolic and diastolic blood pressure at baseline.

<p>The distribution of SBP and DBP are presented for the total population and stratified by ESA use. The total percentage of patients within the blood pressure target (DBP: 80 mmHg and SBP: 130 mmHg) are depicted in the histogram. Abbreviations: ESA = Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent, SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP = Diastolic Blood Pressure.</p

Difference in antihypertensive drugs and BP in patients with and without ESA.

<p>Values are presented as mean difference in number of antihypertensive drugs or difference in blood pressure (with 95% Confidence Interval).</p><p>¹ Adjusted for age and sex.</p><p>² Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular disease, eGFR.</p><p>Abbreviations: ESA = Erythropoiesis-Stimulating Agent, SBP = Systolic Blood Pressure, DBP = Diastolic Blood pressure, ref = Reference, BMI = Body Mass Index, eGFR = estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate.</p

Univariate correlation between CD133⁺ PCs/relative increase of CD133⁺ PCs and IL-8, IL-6, NSE, number of cardiovascular risk factors, CRP and statin therapy.

<p>Abbreviations: PC = progenitor cell; NSE = neuron-specific enolase; CRP = C-reactive protein.</p

CD133⁺ PCs, inflammation parameters and NSE at day 1 and day 5.

<p>Abbreviations: PC = progenitor cell; NSE = neuron-specific enolase; CRP = C-reactive protein.</p><p>Results are expressed as mean (median) ± sem.</p

Multivariate analysis between statin therapy, IL-8, number of cardiovascular risk factors, NSE, and the relative increase of CD133⁺ PCs.

<p>Abbreviations: PC = progenitor cell; NSE = neuron-specific enolase.</p

CD133⁺ progenitor cells in patients with acute cerebral infarction.

<p>Boxplot demonstrating the number of CD133⁺ progenitor cells (cells/µl) in patients with acute cerebral infarction on day 1 (within 24 hours after symptom onset) and on day 5.</p

Baseline characteristics.

<p>Abbreviations: VKA = vitamin K antagonist; ACE = angiotensin-converting enzyme; ARB = angiotensin receptor blocker.</p

Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC)-Analysis for the relevant biomarkers.

<p>Receiver operator characteristic curve (ROC)-Analysis for the relevant biomarkers.</p

Characteristics of 25 patients with isolated cardiac device pocket infection and 50 control patients.

<p>Characteristics of 25 patients with isolated cardiac device pocket infection and 50 control patients.</p