Table 2.
Peritoneal membrane characteristics of patients on PD categorized according to time-averaged serum HS-CRP levels
| Time-averaged serum HS-CRP (mg/L) |
Total (n=335) 9.18±12.28 (0.25–109.47) |
Lower tertile (n=112) 1.38±0.67 (0.25–2.65) |
Middle tertile (n=111) 5.07±1.69 (2.66–8.55) |
Upper tertile (n=112) 21.05±15.16 (8.58–109.47) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dialysate/plasma creatinine | 0.63±0.12 | 0.62±0.11 | 0.64±0.12 | 0.64±0.12 | 0.149 |
| Peritoneal equilibration test | 0.087 | ||||
| High | 19 (5.7) | 2 (1.8) | 8 (7.2) | 9 (8.1) | 0.091 |
| High average | 117 (35.1) | 37 (33.3) | 45 (40.5) | 35 (31.5) | 0.331 |
| Low average | 154 (46.2) | 52 (46.8) | 45 (40.5) | 57 (51.4) | 0.268 |
| Low | 43 (12.9) | 20 (18.0) | 13 (11.7) | 10 (9.0) | 0.121 |
| Weekly Kt/V urea (total) | 2.19±0.38 | 2.21±0.38 | 2.19±0.38 | 2.16±0.39 | 0.587 |
| Weekly CCr (normalized) | 61.1±15.0 | 62.3±17.2 | 61.2±15.2 | 59.7±12.0 | 0.422 |
Note: Continuous variables are given as mean ± standard deviation, and categorical variables, as number (percentage).
Abbreviations: HS-CRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; CCr, creatinine clearance; PD, peritoneal dialysis.