| Age (years) |
71.8±4.9 |
| Gender (male/female) |
19/31 |
| Peritoneal dialysis duration (months) |
26.5±20.2 |
| Nature of PD decision (self/compulsory choice) |
21/29 |
| HD history (n), duration (months) |
(12) 62.3±43.9 |
| Peritonitis incidence (patient-months) |
20.4±16.3 |
| Catheter exit site/tunnel infection incidence (patient-months) |
24.6±17.4 |
| Comorbid diseases |
| Hypertension |
12% |
| Cerebrovascular accident |
10% |
| Coronary artery disease |
7% |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease |
8% |
| Visual defects due to diabetic retinopathy |
10% |
| Malignancy |
4% |
| Etiology of renal failure |
| Diabetic nephropathy (n:28) |
56% |
| Chronic glomerulonephritis (n:9) |
18% |
| Polycystic kidney disease (n:4) |
8% |
| Chronic pyelonephritis (n:4) |
8% |
| Amyloidosis (n:1) |
2% |
| Unknown/other (n:4) |
8% |
