Table 3 Demographic, clinical, and laboratory data in diabetes and non-diabetes patients on peritoneal dialysis.

From: Predictors of outcomes in patients on peritoneal dialysis: A 2-year nationwide cohort study

 

Diabetes group

Non-diabetes group

P-value

Patients (n)

3,319

5,635

Age (years)

63.9 ± 11.8

61.9 ± 13.6

<0.0001

Male sex (%)

70.4

59.9

<0.0001

PD duration (m)

26 [13–48]

37 [17–69]

<0.0001

Type 1 diabetes (%)

8.3

Body mass index (kg/m2)

24.3 ± 3.8

22.7 ± 3.6

<0.0001

Smoking (%)

9.9

6.9

<0.0001

Antihypertensive agents (%)

81.7

77.5

<0.0001

Comorbid CVD (%)

21.4

11.3

<0.0001

Albumin (g/dL)

3.2 ± 0.5

3.3 ± 0.5

<0.0001

Non-HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

126 ± 38

130 ± 36

0.004

HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)

46 ± 16

52 ± 17

<0.0001

HbA1c (%)

6.2 ± 1.1

C-reactive protein (mg/dL)

0.17 [0.09–0.49]

0.11 [0.06–0.37]

0.001

Calcium (mg/dL)

8.6 ± 0.8

8.8 ± 0.8

<0.0001

Phosphate (mg/dL)

5.2 ± 1.3

5.3 ± 1.3

0.028

Intact PTH (pg/mL)

150 [77–249]

158 [82–267]

0.002

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

10.8 ± 1.4

10.8 ± 1.4

0.313

Renal Kt/V

0.4 [0–0.9]

0.2 [0–0.7]

<0.0001

PD Kt/V

1.3 ± 0.6

1.4 ± 0.6

<0.0001

Total Kt/V

1.8 ± 0.8

1.8 ± 0.8

0.848

D/P Cr

0.67 ± 0.13

0.64 ± 0.13

<0.0001

PET category (%)

  

<0.0001

   Low

8.1

11.6

 

   Low average

36.7

39.1

 

   High average

42.1

40.5

 

   High

13.1

8.8

 

Use of 2.5% glucose dialysate (%)

40.1

36.0

0.002

Use of icodextrin (%)

45.0

38.3

<0.0001

Use of APD system (%)

43.3

43.1

0.924

Connecting system (%)

   Device (+)

72.5

65.5

<0.001

PD + HD combination (%)

18.5

19.0

0.537

  1. Data are shown as the number, percentage, mean ± standard deviation, or median [interquartile range]. APD, automated peritoneal dialysis; Cr, creatinine; CVD, cardiovascular disease; D/P, dialysate/plasma; HD, hemodialysis; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; PD, peritoneal dialysis; PET, peritoneal equilibration test; PTH, parathyroid hormone.