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Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics and SF-36 domains stratified by peritoneal Kt/V urea levels

From: Relationship between Kt/V urea-based dialysis adequacy and nutritional status and their effect on the components of the quality of life in incident peritoneal dialysis patients

 

Peritoneal Kt/V urea

 

<1.2 (n = 11)

1.2 (n = 66)

 

Median (Range)

Median (Range)

P

Age (years)

54.3 (19.9 - 68.1)

48.8 (17.6 - 80.1)

1

Gender, Male (n)

5

33

0.780*

DM, n (%)

2 (18.2)

20 (30.3)

0.392a

BMI

20.1(14.4 – 28.2)

20.5(16.4 – 35.2)

0.760

PD modality, CAPD/APD (n)

8/3

34/32

0.247*

Hb (g/dL)

8.9 (3 - 13)

8.9 (6 - 12)

0.708

Albumin (g/dL)

3.6 (2.3 - 4.2)

3.6 (2.4 - 4.9)

0.86

GPT (U/L)

12 (4 - 41)

15 (3 - 458)

0.676

Cr (mg/dL)

12.4 (5.1 - 21.7)

12 (3.9 - 20.3)

1

hs-CRP (mg/L)

3.79 (0.2 - 40.1)

4.8 (0.2 - 199)

0.067

Peritoneal Kt/V urea

1.01 (0.7 - 1.2)

1.44 (1.2 - 2.3)

<0.001

Residual renal Kt/V urea

0.79 (0.2 - 4.1)

0.54 (0 - 2.1)

0.111

Total Kt/V urea

1.78 (1.1 - 4.8)

2.11 (1.2 - 3.3)

0.003

Peritoneal WCcr L/week/1.73m2

31.5 (10.9 - 40.2)

37.1 (20.5 - 55.2)

<0.001

Residual renal WCcr L/week/1.73m2

38.6 (8.8 - 262.4)

29.8 (0 - 204.8)

0.103

Total WCcr L/week/1.73m2

68.2 (44.9 - 348.4)

72.7 (31.4 - 226.7)

0.58

nPCR

0.96 (0.5 - 1.5)

1.07 (0.5 - 1.6)

0.067

Physical functioning

76.7 (43.3 - 100)

76.7 (33.3 - 100)

0.727

Role limitation - physical

65.4 (46.2 - 100)

61.5 (38.5 - 100)

0.931

Bodily pain

63.6 (27.3 - 100)

72.7 (27.3 - 100)

0.172

General health

35 (30 - 90)

40 (20 - 100)

0.148

Vitality

31.5 (11.1 - 46.3)

35.2 (7.4 - 53.7)

0.676

Social functioning

50 (20 - 100)

60 (20 - 100)

0.537

Role limitation - emotional

63.6 (54.5 - 100)

72.7 (36.4 - 100)

0.382

Mental health

27.5 (20 - 45)

30 (5 - 50)

0.811

  1. * chi-square test, a likelihood ratio test.