Annual Decline in Pentraxin 3 Is a Risk of Vascular Access Troubles in Hemodialysis Patients

Figure 2

Baseline levels and annual change in pentraxins in subjects with vascular access troubles. Mean ± S.E.M. in baseline year (a) or annual change (b) of pentraxins in the subjects without or with vascular access troubles (− or +, or 20, resp.) occurred during follow-up years. Significant difference of each parameter between the subjects without or with vascular access troubles was examined by Mann-Whitney test.

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