highly significantp < 0.001
The trend in EPMP across CKD stages 1–4/5 of 8.62 (3.94–18.23), 6.12 (1.62–12.78), 9.21 (1.82–23.17) and 21.05 (3.1-46.47) × 10 3 /μl respectively, although not completely linear, was nonetheless highly significant (p < 0.001).