Figure 6.

— Accumulation of advanced glycosylation end-products (AGEs) and capillary density compared between patients grouped by low and low-average (L/LA) and high-average and high (HA/H) transport categories as determined by dialysate-to-plasma ratio of creatinine (D/P Cr) in a peritoneal equilibration test (PET). (a) In the group on acidic dialysate, the total grade of AGE accumulation was significantly higher in the HA/H patients than in the L/LA patients; however, (b) the capillary density did not differ between the L/LA and HA/H patients. No correlation was observed between PET category and AGE accumulation or capillary density in the group on neutral dialysate.