Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of participants.
| Study variable | N (%) (n = 131) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 68 (51.9) |
| Female | 63 (48.1) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi | 125 (95.4) |
| Non-Saudi | 6 (04.6) |
| Place of residence | |
| Riyadh | 55 (42.0) |
| Outside Riyadh | 76 (58.0) |
| Socioeconomic status | |
| Fair | 57 (43.5) |
| Good | 74 (56.5) |
| Age group (years) | |
| <1 | 7 (05.3) |
| 1–5 | 32 (24.4) |
| 6–12 | 61 (46.6) |
| >12 | 31 (23.7) |
| Age at initiation of PD (months) | |
| <6 | 13 (09.9) |
| 6–12 | 18 (13.7) |
| 13–24 | 23 (17.6) |
| 25–48 | 28 (21.4 |
| >48 | 49 (37.4) |
| The onset of first peritonitis episode after PD initiation (months) | |
| <3 | 27 (20.6) |
| 3–6 | 20 (15.3) |
| 7–12 | 10 (07.6) |
| >12 | 24 (18.3) |
| No peritonitis | 50 (38.2) |
| The number of episodes of peritonitis (mean ± standard deviation) | 1.6 (02.5) |
| Patient source | |
| New to dialysis | 97 (74.0) |
| Failed kidney transplant | 1 (0.80) |
| Transfer from hemodialysis | 33 (25.2) |
PD: peritoneal dialysis.