Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients who underwent E. coli peritonitis (n = 6) and the nonperitonitis normal group (n = 28)

Age (years)

48.14 ± 14.26

42.67 ± 16.48

0.412

Gender (male/female)

22/6

4/2

0.454

Etiology of ESRD [n, (%)]

0.083

 Glomerulonephritis

19

2

 Diabetic nephrology

6

2

 Urinary calculus

1

1

 Other/Unknown

2

1

PD vintage (months)

40 ± 28.44

34.83 ± 20.41

0.667

Serum potassium (mmol/l)

3.61 ± 0.88

3.58 ± 0.59

0.905

Albumin (g/l)

28.16 ± 5.11

26.96 ± 2.61

0.523

White blood cells (×109/l)

7.56 ± 3.15

10.24 ± 3.24

0.038

Neutrophil percentage

0.71 ± 0.09

0.85 ± 0.06

0.001

C-reactive protein (g/l)

18.44 ± 24.8

74.04 ± 58.5

0.000