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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of 270 PD patients by PTH categories

From: Low serum parathyroid hormone is a risk factor for peritonitis episodes in incident peritoneal dialysis patients: a retrospective study

Characteristic

Total

(n = 270)

Baseline PTH levels (pg/mL)

P-value

< 150

(n = 78)

150–300

(n = 69)

> 300

(n = 123)

Age(years)

39.9 ± 13.3

44.0 ± 14.0

37.8 ± 11.6

38.6 ± 13.2

0.005

Male (n,%)

151(55.9%)

47(60.3%)

35(50.7%)

61(50.4%)

0.307

BMI (kg/m2)

21.6 ± 3.9

21.8 ± 3.9

21.4 ± 4.0

21.6 ± 3.8

0.814

Primary cause of ESRD

 Glomerulonephritis

193(71.5%)

48(61.5%)

53 (76.8%)

92(74.8%)

0.067

 Diabetic kidney disease

24(8.9%)

12(15.4%)

7(10.1%)

5(4.1%)

0.022

 Hypertensive kidney disease

30(11.1%)

8(10.3%)

6(8.7%)

16(13.0%)

0.633

 Vasculitis kidney disease

8(3.0%)

5(6.4%)

1(1.4%)

2 (1.6%)

0.151

 Others

21(7.8%)

6(7.7%)

5(7.2%)

10(8.1%)

0.976

 SBP (mmHg)

141.4 ± 19.7

137.5 ± 18.6

143.3 ± 20.8

142.7 ± 19.5

0.187

 DBP (mmHg)

91.6 ± 15.7

88.8 ± 14.2

94.3 ± 17.0

91.8 ± 15.5

0.158

 White blood cell (× 109/L)

6.6 ± 2.1

6.9 ± 2.2

6.5 ± 2.2

6.5 ± 1.9

0.220

 Neutrophil (× 109/L)

4.5 ± 1.7

4.8 ± 1.8

4.6 ± 2.0

4.4 ± 1.5

0.321

 Lymphocyte (×109/L)

1.5 ± 0.5

1.6 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.4

1.4 ± 0.5

0.103

 Hemoglobin (g/L)

100.8 ± 22.0

107.3 ± 21.7

98.3 ± 21.7

98.1 ± 21.6

0.008

 Platelet (×109/L)

195.7 ± 74.9

202.1 ± 73.0

205.3 ± 83.9

186.3 ± 70.1

0.160

 Urea nitrogen (mmol/L)

14.9 ± 7.6

13.7 ± 7.3

15.4 ± 8.1

15.4 ± 7.4

0.272

 Creatinine (umol/L)

764.1(590.4–1017.4)

701.9(539.3–909.7)

786.8(628.3–1094.6)

791.7(613.2–1084.6)

0.023

 eGFR (/kg/m2)

8.1 (6.0–10.3)

9.2(6.7–11.3)

7.7(6.3–9.4)

7.8(5.7–9.9)

0.069

 Uric acid (umol/L)

421.1 ± 108.8

420.3 ± 95.9

423.3 ± 116.1

420.3 ± 112.9

0.981

 Calcium (mmol/L)

2.2 ± 0.2

2.3 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 0.2

2.1 ± 0.2

0.000

 Phosphate (mmol/L)

1.4 ± 0.5

1.3 ± 0.5

1.5 ± 0.4

1.5 ± 0.5

0.001

 PTH (pg/mL)

260.05 (121.7–447.0)

74.5(28.3–109.9)

226.7(185.8–258.9)

475.3(364.0–694.7)

0.000

 Alkaline phosphatase (U/L)

74.0(60.0–98.5)

64.0(56.0–83.3)

70.0(61.5–89.5)

82.5 (68.0–122.5)

0.000

 Cholesterol (mmol/L)

4.7 ± 1.1

4.8 ± 1.2

4.8 ± 1.2

4.7 ± 1.0

0.788

 Triglyceride (mmol/L)

1.7 ± 0.9

1.9 ± 1.1

1.6 ± 0.8

1.6 ± 0.8

0.063

 Total protein(g/L)

64.1 ± 8.5

64.4 ± 9.5

63.8 ± 6.9

64.1 ± 8.7

0.925

 Albumin(g/L)

35.3 ± 6.0

35.9 ± 6.7

35.4 ± 5.2

34.9 ± 6.0

0.519

 C-reactive protein(mmol/L)

1.17(0.61,4.91)

2.02(0.61,11.2)

1.1(0.5,6.2)

1.1(0.7,4.9)

0.768

 Active vitamin D use (n, %)

161(59.6%)

25(32.1%)

34(49.3%)

102(82.9%)

0.000

  1. Data are presented as mean ± SD, median (interquartile ranges) or percentages
  2. Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, ESRD end stage renal disease, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, PTH parathyroid hormone