Figure 1

Survival functions of carriers of minor allele (black) vs non carriers (grey) of EPO variants. (A) rs1617640; (B) rs507392; (C) rs551238. Time is expressed in years, where 0 is considered the time of recruitment. The Cox regression was adjusted for age, gender WHR, HbA1c, anaemia, diabetes duration, and diabetes complications. HR value, confidence interval, and p-value from Cox regression analysis are reported inside the figure.