Table 1: Demographic and clinical characteristics of prevalent peritoneal dialysis patients.
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Clinical characteristics |
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Mean age (SD), years > 65 years |
56 (15.4) 20 (28.6%) |
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Male, n (%) |
37 (52.9) |
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Body mass index |
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< 18.5 kg/m2, n (%) |
2 (2.8) |
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18.5-24.9 kg/m2, n (%) |
31 (44.3) |
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> 25 kg/m2, n (%) |
37 (52.9) |
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Chronic Kidney Disease etiology, n (%) |
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Diabetes |
22 (31.4) |
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Vascular /ischemic |
2 (2.9) |
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Polycystic kidney disease |
5 (7.1) |
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Chronic glomerulonephritis |
26 (37.1) |
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Other |
8 (11.4) |
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Unknown |
22 (31.4) |
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Diabetes, n (%) |
9 (12.9) |
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Cardiovascular disease, n (%) |
23 (32.9) |
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Median time on PD (IQ), months |
55.7 (15.4) |
|
PD modality, n (%) |
|
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Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis |
40 (57.1) |
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Mean KT/Vurea (SD) |
1.93 (0.42) |
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Mean total creatinine clearance (SD), mL/min |
71.85 (24.6) |
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Mean hemoglobin (SD), g/dL |
10.9 (1.4) |
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Mean albumin (SD), g/dL |
3.9 (0.4) |
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Mean normalized protein catabolic rate (SD), g/kg |
1.028 (0.257) |
PD: Peritoneal Dialysis