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Table 2 Comparison between patient groups with or without cardiovascular event within five years after PD initiation

From: Increased peritoneal permeability at peritoneal dialysis initiation is a potential cardiovascular risk in patients using biocompatible peritoneal dialysis solution

Variables

Cardiovascular event (mean ± SD)

pvalue

 

(−) N = 84

(+) N = 18

 

Age (years)

59.1 ± 14.3

67.4 ± 9.7

< 0.01

Male gender

75%

83%

0.45

Cause of ESRD

  

0.67

  Diabetes

31%

50%

 

  Glomerulonephritis

36%

22%

 

  Nephrosclerosis

15%

11%

 

  Others

18%

17%

 

Diabetes mellitus

31%

50%

0.13

CVD before PD initiation

20%

44%

0.03

Automated PD

88%

94%

0.43

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.1 ± 3.4

21.7 ± 3.3

0.73

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)

130 ± 18

140 ± 18

0.07

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)

77 ± 12

75 ± 12

0.24

Urine volume (ml/day)

1166 ± 579

1258 ± 763

0.57

UF volume (ml/day)

477 ± 640

286 ± 745

0.31

Hemoglobin (g/dl)

10.8 ± 1.7

10.2 ± 1.1

0.03

Serum albumin (g/dl)

3.6 ± 0.5

3.3 ± 0.5

0.01

Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)

52.5 ± 14.1

50.1 ± 17.2

0.49

Serum creatinine (mg/dl)

7.0 ± 2.6

5.7 ± 2.3

0.08

Serum corrected calcium (mg/dl)

8.9 ± 1.2

9.0 ± 0.7

0.90

Serum phosphate (mg/dl)

4.7 ± 1.1

4.3 ± 1.3

0.10

C-reactive protein (mg/dl)

0.39 ± 0.65

0.63 ± 0.83

0.05

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)

198 ± 40

201 ± 38

0.87

Triglyceride (mg/dl)

175 ± 138

164 ± 74

0.49

Renal weekly Kt/V

1.16 ± 0.65

1.12 ± 0.52

0.99

Total weekly Kt/V

2.23 ± 0.60

2.19 ± 0.50

0.88

D/Pcre

0.58 ± 0.12

0.65 ± 0.11

< 0.01

PET category

  

< 0.01

L

23%

0%

 

LA

60%

50%

 

HA + H

18%

50%

 

P-PrCl (ml/day)

54.7 ± 24.2

72.7 ± 34.1

0.03