1. Flow chart showing number of citations retrieved by individual searches and number of trials included in review Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

2. Characteristics of populations, interventions, and outcomes in included trials – Part I Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

3. Characteristics of populations, interventions, and outcomes in included trials – Part II

4. Effects of statins on lipid concentrations and renal function in patients with chronic kidney disease Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

5. Univariatemeta-regression analysis of potential sources of heterogeneity on effect of statins versus placebo on total cholesterol and lowdensity lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol at end of study Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

6. Effect of statins compared with placebo or no treatment on all cause mortality in pre-dialysis, dialysis, and transplant patients Almost all studies reported mortality data, but no events were detected in many studies; only studies in which events were detected are included in the plot Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

7. Effect of statins compared with placebo or no treatment on cardiovascular mortality in pre-dialysis, dialysis, and transplant Patients Only studies with at least one event are included in the plot Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

8. Effect of statins compared with placebo or no treatment on cardiovascular events in pre-dialysis, dialysis, and transplant Patients Only studies with at least one event are included in the plot Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

9. Effect of statins compared with placebo or no treatment on acute allograft rejection in renal transplant recipients Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

10. Multivariate meta-regression analysis of potential sources of heterogeneity on effect of statins versus placebo on total cholesterol and low density lipoprotein cholesterol at end of treatment Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]

11. Withdrawal rates for statins compared with placebo in pre-dialysis, dialysis, and transplant patients Only studies with at least one withdrawal are included in the plot Strippoli GF, et al. BMJ 2008 Feb 25 [Epub ahead of print]