Table 1.
Clinical characteristics of the included patients n (%)
| Variables | Peritonitis group (n = 61) | No peritonitis group (n = 59) | P value |
| Age (yr), [median (range)] | 51 (27-79) | 49 (24-77) | 0.653 |
| Sex (male) | 55 (52.9) | 81 (56.6) | 0.558 |
| Height (cm) | 162.09 ± 6.94 | 163.21 ± 8.45 | 0.435 |
| Bwt (kg) | 57.68 ± 8.41 | 59.49 ± 11.24 | 0.332 |
| BMI [m/(kg)2] | 21.98 ± 2.73 | 22.26 ± 3.48 | 0.628 |
| Cause of ESRD | |||
| Glomerulonephritis | 19 (31.1) | 20 (33.9) | 0.153 |
| DM | 21 (34.4) | 12 (20.3) | |
| HTN | 5 (8.2) | 1 (1.7) | |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 1 (1.6) | 2 (3.4) | |
| Unknown/idiopathic | 11 (18.0) | 17 (28.8) | |
| Other cause | 4 (6.6) | 7 (11.9) | |
| HTN | 50 (82.0) | 53 (89.8) | 0.217 |
| DM | 23 (37.7) | 17 (28.8) | 0.302 |
| Diverticulosis | 1 (2.3) | 3 (6.7) | 0.616 |
| PD modality (CAPD) | 51 (83.6) | 47 (79.7) | 0.577 |
| Initial serum Albumin (mg/dL) | 3.51 ± 0.47 | 3.60 ± 0.48 | 0.336 |
| Peritonitis free time (d), | |||
| [median (range)] | 762 (31-3918) | 1302 (100-4234) | 0.070 |
Data presented as mean ± SD, unless otherwise stated. Bwt: Body weight; BMI: Body mass index; ESRD: End stage renal disease; DM: Diabetes mellitus; HTN: Hypertension; LC: Liver cirrhosis; PD: Peritoneal dialysis; CAPD: Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis.