Table 1 Trends in demographic and clinical characteristics among the three study periods
From: How has peritoneal dialysis changed over the last 30 years: experience of the Verona dialysis center
GROUP A | GROUP B | GROUP C | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1983-1992 (n = 62) | 1993-2002 (n = 66) | 2003-2012 (n =132) | ||
Follow-up months mean (SD) | 29.3 (25.1) | 36.6 (27.4) | 33.7 (26.9) | 0.298 |
*Age years mean (SD) | 63.5 (9.0) | 59.7 (12.7) | 59.0 (12.0) | 0.038 |
Gender | ||||
Males n. (%) | 36 (58.1) | 46 (69.7) | 94 (71.2) | 0.174 |
Females n. (%) | 26 (41.9) | 20 (30.3) | 38 (28.8) | |
Smoking habits | ||||
No smokers n. (%) | 51 (82.2) | 39 (59.1) | 77 (58.3) | 0.001 |
Ex smokers n. (%) | 7 (11.3) | 11 (16.7) | 38 (28.8) | |
Smokers n. (%) | 4 (6.5) | 16 (24.2) | 17 (12.9) | |
*Diabetes | ||||
No diabetes n. (%) | 44 (71.0) | 52 (78.8) | 102 (77.3) | 0.532 |
Diabetes n. (%) | 18 (29.0) | 14 (21.2) | 30 (22.7) | |
*Residual diuresis ml/die mean (SD) | 777.8 (560.0) | 924.2 (460.4) | 997.7 (469.2) | 0.016 |
*Systolic blood pressure mmHg mean (SD) | 159.6 (25.2) | 154.0 (19.9) | 140.5 (15.4) | <0.0001 |
*Albumin g/dl mean (SD) | 3.4 (0.49) | 3.2 (0.5) | 3.9 (2.8) | 0.06 |
*Hb g/dl mean (SD) | 8.7 (1.5) | 9.6 (7.5) | 11.7 (1.36) | <0.0001 |
*eGFR mean (SD) | 6.1 (1.9) | 6.4 (2.4) | 6.9 (2.6) | 0.076 |