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. 2023 Mar 6;24(5):5020. doi: 10.3390/ijms24055020

Table 3.

Baseline variables as predictors of 5-year peritoneal dialysis outcomes.

Study Variables Time until Event (Month)
HR (95% CI), p Value
PD Failure MACE
Anthropometric and
Clinical data
Women ns ns
Age (years old) p = 0.08 1.044 (1.012–1.077), p = 0.04
Diabetes mellitus ns 3.717 (1.732–7.978), p = 0.01
Arterial hypertension ns ns
Coronary ischemic disease ns 10.063 (4.239–23.894), p = 0.001
Cerebrovascular disease ns 4.206 (1.409–12.582), p = 0.27
Cardiac failure ns p = 0.059
Peripheral arterial disease 2.432 (1.066–5.552), p = 0.035 8.875 (3.890, 20.248), p = 0.001
GFRr (mL/min/1.73 m2) ns p = 0.110
Residual Diuresis (mL) ns ns
PD and
Therapeutics Prescription
Icodextrin p = 0.099 ns
Use of amino acid solution ns ns
Glucose applied ns ns
Spironolactone ns ns
Beta-blockers ns 3.518 (1.579–7.838), p = 0.001
Calcium channels blockers 2.88 (1.139–7.236), p = 0.017 ns
Vitamin D analogues ns ns
Non-calcium Phosphate binders ns ns
Vitamin D3 supplements ns ns
Cinacalcet ns ns
Antiplatelet therapy ns 12.153 (4.982–29.745), p = 0.001
Statins ns ns
Erythropoietin/darbepoetin ns ns
PD-related parameters, Frailty Peritoneal transport (High) ns ns
CA 125 (UI/L) ns ns
nPCR (g/Kg/day) ns 0.093 (0.011–0.802), p = 0.024
Kt/V p = 0.078 0.475 (0.260–0.869), p = 0.013
Frail p = 0.093 p = 0.073
Score de Edmonton p = 0.150 p = 0.051
Membrane Fibrosis and
Serum biomarkers
α-Klotho (pg/mL) ns p = 0.055
Galectin-3 (ng/mL) 1.271 (0.988–1.635), p = 0.042 ns
FGF21(pg/mL) p = 0.146 ns
FGF23 (pg/mL) ns ns
TWEAK (pg/mL) p = 0.118 ns
TNF-α (pg/mL) p = 0.087 ns
hs-CRP (μg/mL) ns ns
Peritoneal membrane fibrosis ns 4.181 (1.905–9.175), p = 0.001
STM ns 1.009 (1.003–1.014), p = 0.001
α-Klotho < 742 pg/mL ns p = 0.055

Data are present as hazard ratio (95% CI). PD—peritoneal dialysis; n—number of individuals; ns—non-significant; nPCR—normalized protein catabolic rate; Kt/V—Dialysis efficacy index; rGFR—residual glomerular filtration rate; CA125—cancer antigen 125; FGF21—Fibroblast growth factor 21; FGF23—Fibroblast growth factor 23 c-terminal; TWEAK—Tumor necrosis factor-like weak inducer of apoptosis; TNFα—Tumor necrosis factor α; hs-CRP—ultra-sensitive C-reactive protein; STM—submesothelial compact zone thickness.