Low triiodothyronine and survival in end-stage renal disease C. Zoccali, F. Mallamaci, G. Tripepi, S. Cutrupi, P. Pizzini Kidney International Volume 70, Issue 3, Pages 523-528 (August 2006) DOI: 10.1038/sj.ki.5001566 Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Kaplan–Meier survival analysis of plasma fT3. Patients are grouped into three tertiles on the basis of individual values of plasma fT3. In parentheses we reported the HR of death (and the 95% CI) associated to each fT3 tertile. Kidney International 2006 70, 523-528DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5001566) Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Hypothetic chain of events leading to death. Reduced fT3 results from inflammation and determines death in ESRD patients. Kidney International 2006 70, 523-528DOI: (10.1038/sj.ki.5001566) Copyright © 2006 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions