Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of prevalent peritoneal dialysis patients.

Clinical characteristics

 

Mean age (SD), years

    > 65 years

56 (15.4)

20 (28.6%)

Male, n (%)

37 (52.9)

Body mass index

 

    < 18.5 kg/m2, n (%)

2 (2.8)

    18.5-24.9 kg/m2, n (%)

31 (44.3)

    > 25 kg/m2, n (%)

37 (52.9)

Chronic Kidney Disease etiology, n (%)

 

     Diabetes

22 (31.4)

    Vascular /ischemic

2 (2.9)

    Polycystic kidney disease

5 (7.1)

    Chronic glomerulonephritis

26 (37.1)

    Other

8 (11.4)

    Unknown

22 (31.4)

Diabetes, n (%)

9 (12.9)

Cardiovascular disease, n (%)

23 (32.9)

Median time on PD (IQ), months

55.7 (15.4)

PD modality, n (%)

 

    Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis

40 (57.1)

Mean KT/Vurea (SD)

1.93 (0.42)

Mean total creatinine clearance (SD), mL/min

71.85 (24.6)

Mean hemoglobin (SD), g/dL

10.9 (1.4)

Mean albumin (SD), g/dL

3.9 (0.4)

Mean normalized protein catabolic rate (SD), g/kg

1.028 (0.257)

PD: Peritoneal Dialysis