EPS patients (n = 10) | Non-EPS patients with lavage (n = 30) | Non-EPS patients without lavage (n = 22) | p value | |
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Age | 56.7 ± 5.7‡ | 58.5 ± 9.5* | 44.1 ± 17.5*‡ | <0.0041* <0.011‡ <0.0001 (KW) |
Gender | M5/F5 | M19/F11 | M13/F9 | NS (Χ2 test) |
PD duration (m) | 124.5 ± 34.2*‡ | 94.8 ± 33.7* | 91.4 ± 30.3‡ | <0.031* <0.021‡ <0.0001 (KW) |
Lavage (%) | 3/10 (30%) | 30/30 (100%) | 0/22 (0%) | ND |
PET category: H/HA/LA/L | ND | 4/7/4/1 | 4/5/5/0 | NS (Χ2 test) |
Average thickness of SMC (μm) | 636.2 ± 409.4‡ | 603.8 ± 386.6* | 336.0 ± 116.3*‡ | <0.0031* <0.05‡ 0.063 (KW) |
Average L/V ratio | 0.33 ± 0.22‡ | 0.39 ± 0.20* | 0.53 ± 0.24*‡ | <0.028* <0.031‡ 0.048 (KW) |
Prevalence of NFM | 8/10 (80%) | 13/30 (43.3%) | 1/22(4.5%) | <0.0001 (Χ2 test) |
Stage of NFMs (I/II/III) | 5/2/1 | 0/6/7 | 0/1/0 | ND |