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. 2022 Apr 15;13(4):376–386. doi: 10.4239/wjd.v13.i4.376

Table 1.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of patients with diabetes undergoing urgent-start peritoneal dialysis

Index Within the first 6 mo
After 6 mo
Died (n = 41)
Survived (n = 527)
χ 2 /Z
P
Died (n = 113)
Survived (n = 395)
χ 2 /Z
P
Demographic characteristics
Age, yr, M (P25, P75) 66.0 (57.0, 75.0) 58.0 (51.0, 66.0) -4.003 < 0.001 61.0 (55.0, 67.0) 58.0 (50.0, 64.0) -3.357 0.001
Gender, male, n (%) 22 (53.7) 322 (61.1) 0.882 0.348 65 (57.5) 244 (61.8) 0.666 0.414
Abdominal surgery history, n (%) 3 (7.3) 64 (12.1) 0.852 0.356 13 (11.5) 47 (11.9) 0.013 0.909
Co-morbidities, n (%)
Cerebrovascular disease, n (%) 12 (29.3) 112 (21.3) 1.432 0.231 28 (24.8) 82 (20.8) 0.837 0.360
Hypertension, n (%) 40 (97.6) 512 (97.2) 0.000 1.000 110 (97.3) 384 (97.2) 0.006 0.941
NYHA-FC - - 11.647 0.009 - - 9.265 0.026
0 14 (34.1) 254 (48.2) - - 46 (40.7) 196 (49.6) - -
I 4 (9.76) 97 (18.4) - - 16 (16.2) 79 (20.0) - -
II 4 (9.76) 55 (10.4) - - 14 (12.4) 39 (9.9) - -
III-IV 19 (46.3) 121 (23.0) - - 37 (32.7) 118 (23.2)
Laboratory test
WBC (109/L) 7.24 (6.11, 9.13) 7.26 (5.70, 8.60) -0.674 0.501 6.82 (5.51, 7.75) 7.40 (5.77, 8.71) -1.891 0.059
Alb (g/L) 31.20 (28.00, 33.95) 32.39 (28.80, 36.00) -1.436 0.151 32.38 (29.00, 35.50) 32.30 (28.60, 36.00) -0.202 0.840
Hb (g/L) 86.0 (74.5, 98.0) 86.0 (74.0, 97.0) -0.214 0.831 85.0 (74.0, 95.0) 86.0 (74.0, 97.0) -0.677 0.498
K (mmol/L) 4.57 (3.91, 5.11) 4.57 (4.00, 5.09) -0.195 0.845 4.50 (3.95, 4.92) 4.61 (4.01, 5.13) -1.442 0.149
Na (mmol/L) 140.00 (136.60, 142.50) 140.03 (138.00, 142.30) -0.909 0.363 140.10 (137.95, 142.85) 140.10 (138.00, 142.30) -0.364 0.176
Ca (mmol/L) 1.95 (1.77, 2.13) 1.97 (1.84, 2.11) -0.875 0.382 1.99 (1.88, 2.11) 1.96 (1.81, 2.11) -1.348 0.178
P (mmol/L) 2.00 (1.60, 2.41) 1.87 (1.48, 2.16) -1.145 0.252 1.71 (1.42, 2.05) 1.88 (1.53, 2.18) -3.242 0.001
Boold glucose (mmol/L) 6.91 (5.60, 9.96) 6.16 (4.83, 7.70) -2.555 0.011 6.30 (4.87, 8.52) 6.16 (4.83, 7.56) -0.547 0.584
Scr (μmol/L) 646.80 (484.45, 806.85) 710.00 (562.00, 876.10) -1.855 0.064 642.00 (532.25, 840.25) 723.05 (578.80, 887.80) -2.626 0.009

NYHA-FC: New York Heart Association functional classification.; WBC: White cell count; Hb: Hemoglobin; Alb: Albumin; Scr: Serum creatinine; Na: Sodium; K: Potassium; Ca: Calcium; P: Phosphorus.