Table 3 Dialysis-related data of peritoneal dialysis patients stratified by kidney size (n = 83).
From: Impact of kidney size on mortality in diabetic patients receiving peritoneal dialysis
Variable | All patients (n = 83) | Diabetic patients with enlarged or normal kidney size (n = 67) | Diabetic patients with small kidney size (n = 16) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Erythropoietin dose, unit/month | 17,108.43 ± 6248.93 | 16,716.42 ± 6630.52 | 18,750.00 ± 4057.91 | 0.245 |
Dialysate/plasma creatinine | 0.69 ± 0.11 | 0.69 ± 0.013 | 0.68 ± 0.029 | 0.822 |
Peritoneal equilibration test | 0.517 | |||
High, n (%) | 12 (14.5) | 10 (14.9) | 2 (12.5) | |
High average, n (%) | 46 (55.4) | 38 (56.7) | 8 (50.0) | |
Low average, n (%) | 21 (25.3) | 15 (22.4) | 6 (37.5) | |
Low, n (%) | 4 (4.8) | 4 (6.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Weekly Kt/Vurea | 2.01 ± 0.04 | 2.00 ± 0.39 | 2.06 ± 0.39 | 0.896 |
Weekly creatinine clearance rate, L/1.73 m2 | 59.52 ± 15.53 | 60.67 ± 16.48 | 54.71 ± 9.67 | 0.170 |
Normalized protein nitrogen appearance, g/kg/day | 1.03 ± 0.03 | 1.04 ± 0.03 | 0.99 ± 0.06 | 0.426 |
Residual kidney function, mL/min | 10.66 ± 15.41 | 11.98 ± 16.56 | 5.15 ± 7.26 | 0.112 |
Cardiothoracic ratio | 0.51 ± 0.06 | 0.51 ± 0.06 | 0.51 ± 0.05 | 0.854 |
