Table 3. Clinical outcomes in the PD patients stratified according to HS-CRP levels.

	Total	Lower tertile	Middle tertile	Upper tertile
	(n = 402)	(n = 134)	(n = 134)	(n = 134)
HS-CRP (mg/L)	9.57±16.35	0.90±0.43	3.90±1.69	23.90±22.09	P
		(<1.77)	(1.77–7.51)	(>7.51)
Outcomes
Death	28 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (3.0%)	24 (17.9%)	<0.001
Transfer to HD	81 (20.1%)	25 (18.7%)	25 (18.7%)	31 (23.1%)	0.575
Transplantation	10 (2.5%)	3 (2.2%)	4 (3.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0.903
Technique survival	283 (70.4%)	106 (79.1%)	101 (75.4%)	76 (56.7%)	<0.001
Infection episodes	192 (47.8%)	55 (41.0%)	66 (49.3%)	71 (53.0%)	0.14
Cardiovascular events	72 (17.9%)	17 (12.7%)	21 (15.7%)	34 (25.4%)	0.02

Note:

Continuous variables given as mean ± standard deviation, and categorical variables, as number (percentage).

Abbreviations: PD, peritoneal dialysis; HS-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; HD, hemodialysis.