Table 4 New-onset cardiovascular event rates and causes of death in diabetes and non-diabetes patients.

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

 

All

Diabetes group

Non-diabetes group

P-valuea

New-onset CV events, n (%)

1,020 (11.4)

527 (15.9)

493 (8.7)

<0.0001

Death, n (%)

893 (14.5)

397 (17.8)

496 (12.7)

<0.0001

Cause of death, n (%)

   

0.001

  Cardiovascular disease

344 (38.5)

167 (42.0)

177 (35.7)

 

  Infection

215 (24.1)

108 (27.2)

107 (21.6)

 

  Malignancy

50 (5.6)

13 (3.3)

37 (7.5)

 

  Gastrointestinal disease

29 (3.2)

7 (1.8)

22 (4.4)

 

  EPS

6 (0.7)

1 (0.3)

5 (1.0)

 

  Hepatic disease

12 (1.3)

6 (1.5)

6 (1.2)

 

  Other

130 (14.6)

48 (12.1)

82 (16.5)

 

  Unknown

107 (12.0)

47 (11.8)

60 (12.1)

 
  1. aDiabetes vs. non-diabetes. CV, cardiovascular; EPS, encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis.