Fig. 1

Kaplan-Meier survival estimates within 30-days comparing patients with high vs. low IL- 6, TNF-α and CRP levels. HR* was adjusted for age, sex, randomization group, Nutritional Risk Screening 2002 total score, the four most frequent main diagnoses (cancer, infection, cardiovascular disease, frailty), and the two most frequent comorbidities (hypertension, renal insufficiency). HR, hazard ratio; IL- 6, interleukin 6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; CRP, C-reactive protein