Table 1.
Subject characteristics.
| HD patients (n = 66) | PD patients (n = 21) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years, mean ± SD, median [IQR]) | 48 ± 12 53.5 [19–72] |
42 ± 14 40 [16–68] |
0.084∗∗ |
| Gender (female/male) | 39 (59%)/27 (41%) | 14 (67%)/7 (33%) | 0.72 |
| Time of dialysis (months, mean ± SD, median [IQR]) | 33 ± 42 24.5 [13–36] |
15 ± 10 15 [6–22] |
0.017 ∗∗ |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 24.6 ± 3.6 | 24.8 ± 3.7 | 0.80∗ |
| Primary disease | |||
| Diabetic nephropathy | 4 (6%) | 5 (24%) | |
| Chronic glomerulonephritis | 22 (33%) | 12 (57%) | |
| Hypertensive nephropathy | 7 (11%) | 1 (5%) | |
| Polycystic renal disease | 9 (14%) | 1 (5%) | |
| Chronic interstitial nephritis | 16 (24%) | 0 | |
| Unknown | 8 (12%) | 2 (9%) |
PD: continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; ∗from t-tests; ∗∗from Mann-Whitney U-test.