Table 16.

Percentage of cause-specific hospitalizations among patients on PD

Variable	CVD		Infectious diseases		Access events
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Male	202	30.10	56	8.35	208	31.00
Female	136	26.98	47	9.33	128	25.40
Age group (yr)
0–19	8	22.86	6	17.14	10	28.57
20–44	60	20.41	26	8.84	81	27.55
45–64	143	27.03	40	7.56	144	27.22
65–74	77	38.31	24	11.94	64	31.84
≥75	49	42.61	7	6.09	36	31.30
Diabetes
No	175	21.71	70	8.68	178	22.08
Yes	163	44.17	33	8.94	158	42.82
Hospital level
Primary hospital	63	24.32	31	11.97	58	22.39
Secondary hospital	91	28.00	37	11.38	73	22.46
Tertiary hospital	184	31.13	35	5.92	205	34.69
Total	338	28.77	103	8.77	336	28.60

CVD, cardiovascular disease; PD, peritoneal dialysis.