Table 1.

	BPDF Mean (SD)	LPDF Mean (SD)	P value
Age (years)	15.1(2.0)	15.4 (1.8)	0.77
Body surface area (m2)	1.47 (0.28)	1.33 (0.30)	0.40
PD duration (months)	32.7 (25.3)	20.3 (25.4)	0.27
Dialytic glucose exposure (g/m2/day)	134 (30)	117 (41)	0.63
Hemoglobin (g/dl)	10.1 (1.8)	10.5 (1.7)	0.68
Serum calcium (mmol/l)	2.41 (0.11)	2.35 (0.24)	0.59
Serum phosphate (mmol/l)	1.52 (0.69)	2.03 (0.41)	0.14
Serum parathyroid hormone (pmol/l)	21.1 (14.2)	51.4 (40.1)	0.13
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)	9.85 (4.58)	11.83 (3.42)	0.45
Serum albumin (g/l)	36.9 (5.1)	31.6 (5.9)	0.19
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dl)	62.6 (38.2)	59.1 (21.3)	0.84

BPDF = bicarbonate buffered, neutral pH PD fluid, LPDF = lactate buffered, neutral pH PD fluid