Table 3 Incidence of PD-associated peritonitis by PTH categories
Characteristic | Total (n = 270) | Baseline PTH levels (pg/mL) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
< 150 (n = 78) | 150–300 (n = 69) | > 300 (n = 123) | |||
PD duration (months) | 29.5(16.0,49.0) | 28.0(15.5,49.0) | 37.0(16.5,49.5) | 30.0(16.0,49.0) | 0.810 |
Total patient-year(year) | 739.3 | 206.2 | 194.8 | 338.3 | 0.786 |
Peritonitis (total number of episodes) | 69(25.6%) | 32(41.0%) | 13(18.8%) | 24(19.5%) | 0.000 |
Incidence of peritonitis(/patient-year) | 0.10 | 0.18 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 0.000 |
Relapsed peritonitis (n,%) | 25(9.3%) | 13(16.7%) | 7(10.1%) | 5(4.1%) | 0.000 |