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Table 3 Clinical characteristics of the 200 PD patients

From: Gene polymorphisms of VEGF and KDR are associated with initial fast peritoneal solute transfer rate in peritoneal dialysis

 

H/HA (n = 94)

L/LA (n = 106)

P Value

Male (%)

56(59.6)

50(47.2)

0.079

Age (year)

51.47 ± 14.24

52.72 ± 14.78

0.545

BMI (kg/m2)

21.60(19.54, 23.63)

21.81(19.55, 23.73)

0.930

Diabetes (%)

20(21.3)

16(15.1)

0.274

Hb (g/L)

97.95 ± 21.48

106.21 ± 20.74

0.006

Alb (g/L)

34.55(31.10, 38.80)

36.49(33.88, 40.10)

0.022

CRP (mg/L)

4.97(1.00, 4.07)

6.47(0.66, 4.12)

0.697

UF (ml)

-41.79 ± 595.13

227.89 ± 525.81

0.001

Urine (ml)

1152.98 ± 686.61

1008.41 ± 593.31

0.112

4 h D/P Cr

0.74(0.69, 0.77)

0.54(0.50, 0.60)

<0.001

Kt/V

2.20(1.83, 2.53)

2.24(1.81, 2.54)

0.737

nPCR [g/(kg·d)]

0.95(0.77, 1.10)

1.06(0.78, 1.14)

0.655

  1. BMI: body mass index; Hb: haemoglobin; Alb: serum albumin; CRP: C reactive protein; UF: ultrafiltration; 4 h D/P Cr: 4-hour dialysate over plasma ratio for creatinine; Kt/V: urea clearance index; nPCR: normalized protein catabolic rate