Table 2. Baseline characteristics of propensity-score matched patients with polycystic kidney disease on peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis.

	PD(n = 122)	HD(n = 244)	P value
Age, years, mean (std)	54.0(14.7)	54.0(13.3)	0.969
Male, n (%)	62(50.8)	130(53.3)	0.657
Comorbidity index, mean (std)	2.80(1.15)	2.88(1.32)	0.534
Late referral to a nephrologist, n (%)	16(13.1)	47(19.3)	0.143
Economic status
Low	40(32.8)	81(33.2)	0.847
Intermediate	75(61.5)	145(59.4)
High	7(5.7)	18(7.4)
Comorbidity
Diabetes	15(12.3)	26(10.7)	0.640
Hypertension	86(70.5)	172(70.5)	1.00
Coronary artery disease	18(14.8)	39(16.0)	0.760
Cerebral vascular disease	4(3.3)	6(2.5)	0.651
Heart failure	12(9.8)	27(11.1)	0.720
Arrhythmia	8(6.6)	16(6.6)	1.000
Valvular heart disease	4(3.3)	12(4.9)	0.470
Peripheral vascular disease	0	0	N/A
COPD	4(3.3)	9(3.7)	0.842
Chronic liver disease	19(15.6)	33(13.5)	0.597
Gout	41(33.6)	89(36.5)	0.589
Dyslipidemia	17(13.9)	29(11.9)	0.578
cancer	4(3.3)	8(3.3)	1.0000