Table 4 Outcomes 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

Follow-up duration, month

28.98 ± 13.22

29.76 ± 12.69

25.69 ± 15.25

0.271

All-cause mortality, n (%)

14 (16.9)

6 (9.0)

8 (50.0)

< 0.001***

Infection-related mortality, n (%)

12 (14.5)

5 (7.5)

7 (43.8)

< 0.001***

Cardiovascular-cause mortality, n (%)

2 (2.4)

1 (1.5)

1 (6.3)

0.265

Technical failure, n (%)

30 (36.1)

24 (35.8)

6 (37.5)

0.900

Peritonitis, episode/100 months

0.90 ± 2.06

0.82 ± 2.23

1.07 ± 1.12

0.706

  1. ***P < 0.001.