Patient characteristics and outcomes, total cohort and by hepcidin tertile.

Legend: data are means ± standard deviation, medians (interquartile range) and proportions (%); p-value across hepcidin tertiles; abbreviations: EPO, endogenous erythropoietin; CVD, cardiovascular disease, GFR, glomerular filtration rate; TIA, transient ischemic attack; SCr, serum creatinine; RRT, renal replacement therapy. a self-reported history or as specified in the patient’s chart b self-reported history of angina pectoris, myocardial infarction, stroke /TIA, or as specified in the patient’s chart c current smoker or stopped within the past 5 yrs d CKD stages G1 and G2 defined as proteinuria and GFR >90 ml/min and 60–90 ml/min, respectively e hemoglobin <120 g/L in women and <135 g/L in men Patient characteristics and outcomes, total cohort and by hepcidin tertile.