Table 4.
Clinical characteristics of peritonitis patients by the causative pathogen n (%)
| Variables | Included peritonitis episode (n = 81) |
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| Enteric peritonitis | Non-enteric peritonitis | P value | |
| (n = 26) | (n = 55) | ||
| Age (yr) [median (range)] | 51.5 (29-69) | 51.0 (27-79) | 0.990 |
| Sex (male) | 16 (61.5) | 27 (49.1) | 0.295 |
| Height (cm) | 162.34 ± 7.88 | 162.21 ± 6.82 | 0.943 |
| Bwt (kg) | 56.93 ± 7.88 | 57.95 ± 8.50 | 0.610 |
| BMI [m/(kg)2] | 21.61 ± 2.68 | 22.05 ± 2.81 | 0.504 |
| Cause of ESRD | |||
| Glomerulonephritis | 12 (46.2) | 17 (30.9) | 0.250 |
| DM | 7 (26.9) | 20 (36.4) | |
| HTN | 3 (11.5) | 3 (5.5) | |
| Polycystic kidney disease | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.8) | |
| Unknown/idiopathic | 3 (11.5) | 11 (20.0) | |
| Other cause | 1 (3.8) | 3 (5.5) | |
| HTN | 21 (80.8) | 43 (78.2) | 0.789 |
| DM | 8 (30.8) | 25 (45.5) | 0.209 |
| Diverticulosis | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| PD modality (CAPD) | 23 (88.5) | 46 (83.6) | 0.743 |
| Initial serum Albumin (mg/dL) | 3.52 ± 0.45 | 3.47 ± 0.43 | 0.687 |
| Peritonitis free time (d) | |||
| [median (range)] | 692 (31–3696) | 1064 (31-5383) | 0.380 |
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.