Table 1.
Clinical and biochemical characteristics of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD) and healthy control persons (HC). Data are presented as the median ± interquartile range. The statistically significant difference between the groups (p < 0.05) is labelled with “*”.
| Peritoneal Dialysis (PD), n = 52 | Healthy Control (HC), n = 32 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male, n = 26 | Female, n = 26 | Male, n = 16 | Female, n = 16 | |
| Age (years) | 65.5 ± 15.8 | 61.0 ± 29.3 | ||
| Period on PD (months) | 30.0 ± 49.5 | / | ||
| With peritonitis | 20 (38.5%) | / | ||
| With diabetes | 20 (38.5%) | / | ||
| Receiving erythropoietin | 22 (42.3%) | / | ||
| Ultrafiltration rate (mL/day) | 1000 ± 650 | |||
| Residual urine (mL/day) | 750 ± 975 | |||
| Biochemical parameters | ||||
| Glucose (mM) | 5.6 ± 2.5 | 5.3 ± 0.9 | ||
| Urea (mM) | 16.1 ± 6.3 * | 5.1 ± 0.8 | ||
| Creatinine (μM) | 653.0 ± 204.3 * | 81.0 ± 22.0 | ||
| Uric acid (μM) | 310.0 ± 62.5 * | 325.0 ± 91.3 | ||
| Total protein (g/L) | 65.0 ± 9.3 * | 72.3 ± 2.7 | ||
| Albumin (g/L) | 37.0 ± 6.0 * | 47.5 ± 3.2 | ||
| Fibrinogen (g/L) | 4.4 ± 0.9 | 2.7 ± 0.8 | ||
| Sedimentation | 85.0 ± 44.0 * | 13.0 ± 9.5 | ||
| Iron (mM) | 11.5 ± 3.9 * | 17.7 ± 3.8 | ||