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Table 1 Baseline clinical characteristics of cases and controls

From: Effectiveness of a continuous interactive communication system for home care nursing assistance of peritoneal dialysis

 

Cases

Controls

 

No.

11

11

P value

Female (n)

6

6

> 0.9999

Age (years)

70.5 ± 10.2

69.1 ± 12.2

0.7792

Body mass index (kg/m2)

22.97 ± 4.45

24.41 ± 3.25

0.3967

Diabetes (n)

6

6

> 0.9999

Hypertension (n)

10

11

> 0.9999

CVD (n)

5

5

> 0.9999

Smoking (n)

4

4

> 0.9999

RASi (n)

6

9

0.3615

Diuretic (n)

5

6

> 0.9999

Vit D supplement (n)

2

1

> 0.9999

Automated PD (n)

7

5

0.6699

eGFR (mL/min/1.73m2)

6.82 ± 3.10

6.68 ± 2.37

0.9087

sCr (mg/dL)

7.09 ± 3.01

6.65 ± 2.14

0.6922

Alb (g/dL)

3.54 ± 0.54

3.17 ± 0.56

0.136

Hb (g/dL)

10.15 ± 1.18

9.34 ± 0.69

0.0612

Serum K (mEq/L)

4.57 ± 0.67

4.67 ± 0.49

0.6932

D/P Cr

0.60 ± 0.16

0.70 ± 0.10

0.1

D/D0 Glu

0.42 ± 0.11

0.38 ± 0.075

0.3282