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Table 3 Causes for ceasing peritoneal dialysis

From: Association between medical insurance type and survival in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

Characteristics

Urban medical insurance (n = 415)

Rural medical insurance (n = 149)

P-value

Death, n (%)

91 (21.9%)

39 (26.2%)

0.291

Switch to HD, n (%)

66 (15.9%)

12 (8.1%)

0.017

Transplant, n (%)

15 (3.6%)

5 (3.4%)

0.884

Others, n (%)

1 (0.2%)

2 (1.3%)

0.113

TOT (month)

36.55 ± 25.74

27.36 ± 19.88

0.014

  1. HD: hemodialysis; TOT: time on treatment.