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Example of the potential time-dependent confounding influence of intravenous iron on the association between hemoglobin variability (Hgb-Var) and death (A) when intravenous iron affects the degree of Hgb-Var and the likelihood of death and (B) also serves as an intermediate between Hgb-Var and death.
