Table 1. Summary of Patient Characteristics at Baseline (n = 56).

	Frequency	%
Age (years)
≤20	4	7.2
21–40	12	21.4
41–60	20	35.7
>60	20	35.7
Male gender	23	41.1
Presence of diabetes	28	50
Educational Level
Elementary	30	53.6
Secondary	8	14.3
Higher	6	10.7
Illiterate	7	12.5
Unknown	5	8.9
PD modality
APD	9	16.6
CAPD	47	83.3

PD, peritoneal dialysis; APD, automated peritoneal dialysis; CAPD, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.