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. 2022 Apr 29;51(1):71–81. doi: 10.1007/s15010-022-01826-7

Fig. 2.

Fig. 2

Diagnostic parameters for SARS-CoV-2-infected patients on hemodialysis at first diagnosis of COVID-19 in the different intervals of COVID-19 pandemic. Proportion referred to the numbers excluding missing data (missing details in Table S1) and numbers in the specified categories of the indicated diagnostic parameters are displayed using the unimputed data set. The diagnostic parameters were determined closest to the first diagnosis but did not exceed 48 h after SARS-CoV-2 positive testing. Timing of first diagnosis was aggregated into three intervals of pandemic based on the epidemiological waves in Germany: January 2020–June 2020, July 2020–January 2021 and February 2021–May 2021; diagnostic assessment into three categories as defined in the legend. CKD: chronic kidney disease. SO2: oxygen saturation in arterial blood. CRP: C-reactive protein. LDH: lactate dehydrogenase. ULN: upper limit of normal in the respective local laboratory