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Table 2 Laboratory characteristics on admission of patients with PDRP

From: Hyponatremia is a surrogate marker of poor outcome in peritoneal dialysis-related peritonitis

 

Hyponatremic group (n = 27)

Normonatremic group (n = 72)

Na+ (mmol/l)

126.8 ± 2.4*

135 ± 3.4

K+ (mmol/l)

3.3 ± 0.7

3.7 ± 0.8

Cl- (mmol/l)

91.0 ± 2.6*

98.1 ± 4.2

Total calcium (mg/dl)

9.0 ± 1.0

9.0 ± 0.9

Phosphate (mg/dl)

3.9 ± 1.3*

5.3 ± 2.8

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

10.9 ± 2.9**

4.5 ± 1.6

Albumin (mg/dl)

2.6 ± 0.7**

3.3 ± 0.5

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

163.9 ± 19.6

164.0 ± 24.0

Cholesterol (mg/dl)

191.3 ± 34.4

197.8 ± 20.4

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)

64.3 ± 22.7

64.3 ± 21.0

Uric acid (mg/dl)

5.6 ± 1.5

6.1 ± 1.5

Glucose (mg/dl)

109.9 ± 18.5

119.7 ± 32.4

Membrane transport (U/P Cr)

0.7 0 ± 0.1

0.64 ± 0.1

WCC+ (L/week/1.73 m2)

62.6 ± 10.3

68.9 ± 16.7

nPNA++ (mg/kg/day)

1.1 ± 0.3

1.2 ± 0.4

Weekly Kt/V

1.9 ± 0.4

2.1 ± 0.4

  1. *p value < 0.05, **p value < 0.001, +WCC, weekly creatinine clearance, ++nPNA, normalized protein nitrogen appearance.