Table 4 Background and clinical characteristics of peritoneal dialysis patients with PD discontinuation

Age in years

59.4 ± 16.9

50.7 ± 16.1

1.1 (.97–1.2)

.470

 Male

13 (15.3%)

72 (84.7%)

1.1 (.37–2.8)

.990

 Female

7 (9.6%)

66 (90.4%)

1

 Body Mass Index

26.9 ± 5.4

25.1 ± 5.9

.92 (.83–1.08)

.068

 Primary education or below

16 (18.6%)

70 (81.4%)

1.6 (.54–4.5)

.412

 Secondary education or above

4 (5.6%)

68 (94.4%)

1

 Nablus

13 (15.5%)

71 (84.5%)

1.9 (.75–4.9)

 .150

 Others (outside Nablus)

7 (9.5%)

67 (90.5%)

1

 Yes

9 (14.5%)

53 (85.5%)

1.3 (.46–3.8)

.605

 No

11 (11.5%)

85 (88.5%)

1

 Yes

15 (20.0%)

60 (80.0%)

1.3 (.45–3.8)

.615

 No

5 (6.0%)

78 (94.0%)

1

Residual Urine

NA^†

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

41 (100.0%)

1

 No

20 (13.2%)

97 (82.9%)

PD was the first modality

NA^†

 Yes

0 (0.0%)

27 (100.0%)

1

 No

20 (15.3%)

111 (84.7%)

 Yes

13 (23.6%)

42(76.4%)

1.6 (1.3–8.6)

.001

 No

7 (6.8%)

96 (93.2%)

1

 Yes

6 (20.7%)

23 (79.3%)

2.0 (.61–7.8)

.322

 No

14 (10.9%)

115 (89.1%)

1

 Yes

9 (18.8%)

39 (81.2%)

1.5 (.59–4.1)

.368

 No

11 (10.0%)

99 (90.0%)

1