Table 3 Comparison between patient groups with or without death after PD initiation
Variables | Death (mean ± SD) | pvalue | |
|---|---|---|---|
(−) N = 87 | (+) N = 15 | ||
Age (years) | 58.0 ± 12.8 | 75.3 ± 11.0 | < 0.01 |
Male gender | 78% | 67% | 0.33 |
Cause of ESRD | 0.05 | ||
Diabetes | 33% | 40% | |
Glomerulonephritis | 39% | 0% | |
Nephrosclerosis | 11% | 33% | |
Others | 16% | 27% | |
Diabetes mellitus | 34% | 40% | 0.62 |
CVD before PD initiation | 24% | 27% | 0.85 |
Automated PD | 91% | 80% | 0.22 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | 22.2 ± 3.3 | 21.3 ± 3.8 | 0.36 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 130 ± 17 | 134 ± 24 | 0.48 |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 78 ± 11 | 67 ± 14 | < 0.01 |
Urine volume (ml/day) | 1222 ± 619 | 948 ± 530 | 0.11 |
UF volume (ml/day) | 484 ± 649 | 249 ± 693 | 0.21 |
Hemoglobin (g/dl) | 10.8 ± 1.7 | 10.2 ± 1.2 | 0.04 |
Serum albumin (g/dl) | 3.6 ± 0.4 | 3.1 ± 0.5 | < 0.01 |
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl) | 53.0 ± 14.4 | 46.6 ± 15.4 | 0.11 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dl) | 6.9 ± 2.5 | 4.5 ± 1.9 | < 0.01 |
Serum corrected calcium (mg/dl) | 8.9 ± 1.2 | 9.1 ± 0.7 | 0.55 |
Serum phosphate (mg/dl) | 4.8 ± 1.1 | 3.9 ± 0.8 | < 0.01 |
C-reactive protein (mg/dl) | 0.40 ± 0.69 | 0.61 ± 0.60 | < 0.01 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dl) | 199 ± 39 | 193 ± 41 | 0.58 |
Triglyceride (mg/dl) | 178 ± 136 | 147 ± 73 | 0.86 |
Renal weekly Kt/V | 1.13 ± 0.63 | 1.23 ± 0.58 | 0.57 |
Total weekly Kt/V | 2.21 ± 0.56 | 2.30 ± 0.73 | 0.61 |
D/Pcre | 0.58 ± 0.11 | 0.67 ± 0.15 | 0.03 |
PET category | < 0.01 | ||
L | 21% | 7% | |
LA | 61% | 40% | |
HA + H | 18% | 53% | |
P-PrCl (ml/day) | 56.3 ± 27.9 | 67.5 ± 17.3 | 0.02 |