Figure 1.

Trial profile showing a flowchart of patient numbers from initial screening to final analysis. The upper part shows the distribution of 850 patients who entered the cohort with the inclusion criteria. Ninety patients were excluded for multivariate analyses due to loss in follow-up (70 patients) or incomplete data (20 patients). The lower part presents the distribution of the 760 patients who completed the study until the end of the cohort (3 years). CAPD, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; CHP, chronic hemodialysis program; IHD, intermittent hemodialysis; IPD, intermittent peritoneal dialysis; RT, renal transplant.