Fig. 1

Temporal changes in white blood cell (WBC) counts (A), and the levels of hemoglobin (B), total protein (C), albumin (D), urea nitrogen (E), creatinine (F), potassium (G), phosphate (H), and C-reactive protein (I) were examined in 65 HD patients over 10 serial HD sessions prior to death. Data were collected from the 10th HD session before death (−10) until the last HD session (L). Differences were tested using a Kruskal–Wallis one-way ANOVA on Ranks (A–G, I) or a one-way ANOVA with a post hoc Fisher’s protected least significant difference test (H). *P < 0.05 compared to the last HD session. **P < 0.05 compared to the −2 HD session prior to death. ***P < 0.05 compared to the −3 HD session prior to death