1. Arterial Stiffness Assessed by Digital Volume Pulse Correlates With Comorbidity in Patients With ESRD 
Daniel Sollinger, MD, Markus G. Mohaupt, MD, Albina Wilhelm, MD, Dominik Uehlinger, MD, Felix J. Frey, MD, Ute Eisenberger, MD 
American Journal of Kidney Diseases 
Volume 48, Issue 3, Pages (September 2006)
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2. Fig 1 Calculation of SIDVP by using the DVP waveform.
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3. Fig 2
Bland-Altman plot showing the difference between SIDVP minus PWV measurements as a function of the mean of both measurements. Dashed lines, mean difference ± SD; ▴, TX recipients; ■, HD patients.
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4. Fig 3
SIDVP as a function of age in (A) TX recipients and (B) HD patients.
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5. Fig 4
Residuals (ΔSIDVP) of SIDVP as a function of age in TX recipients and HD patients. Individual dots are the difference (residuals) between expected and actual SIDVP. The zero line represents the theoretically expected age-dependent value (SIexpect) derived from Fig 3 A and B. Dashed lines are given by the cutoff values of ± 0.7 m/s, as rationalized in Results.
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6. Fig 5
Comorbid status and groups of residuals. Group 1, less than −0.7 m/s (11 HD patients, 11 TX recipients); group 2, +0.7 m/s or less and −0.7 m/s or greater (10 HD patients, 15 TX recipients); group 3, greater than +0.7 m/s (15 HD patients, 17 TX recipients); and group 4, SIDVP not measurable (12 HD patients, 3 TX recipients).
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7. Fig 6
Receiver operating characteristic curves comparing SIDVP and PWV measurements for the group with high comorbid risk. Comparison of areas under the curves tended to be different (P = 0.08). Areas under the curve for SIDVP and PWV were 0.76 (95% confidence interval, 0.66 to 0.87) and 0.66 (95% confidence interval, 0.52 to 0.80), respectively.
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