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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Six-minute walk distance predicts hospitalization in elderly peritoneal dialysis patients: a single-center prospective cohort study

Variable Mean±SD
Age (year) 74.8±5.9
Sex (male/female) 23/10
BMI (kg/m2) 22.5±2.8
PD vintage (month) 24 (13–42)
Type of PD (APD/CAPD, n)
 Primary renal disease (n (%))
  Diabetic nephrology 13 (39.4)
  Chronic glomerulonephritis 9 (27.3)
  Nephrosclerosis 6 (18.2)
  Others 5 (15.2)
 Comorbidity (n (%))
  Hypertension 32 (97)
  Diabetes mellitus 21 (63.6)
  Cardiovascular disease 10 (30.3)
  1. The values are expressed as mean±SD or median (25th to 75th percentiles)