Table 2 Clinical features of all participants
|  | Overall (n = 32) | CAPD (n = 15) | APD (n = 17) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Male sex | 21 (65.6) | 9 (60.0) | 12 (70.6) | 0.529 |
Age, years | 57 ± 13 | 63 ± 12 | 51 ± 11 | 0.006 |
Dialysis vintage, months | 24 ± 13 | 19 ± 13 | 29 ± 12 | 0.030 |
Diabetic nephropathy | 9 (28.1) | 4 (26.7) | 5 (29.4) | 0.863 |
Icodextrin | 28 (87.5) | 14 (93.3) | 3 (17.7) | 0.603 |
2.5% dialysate | 7 (21.9) | 4 (26.7) | 3 (17.7) | 0.678 |
UV connection device | 4 (12.5) | 4 (26.7) | 0 (0.0) | 0.038 |
Dialysate volume, L/day | 6.0 [6.0, 8.3] | 6.0 [4.5, 6.0] | 8.1 [6.0, 9.4] | 0.004 |
D/P creatinine ratio | 0.695 [0.580, 0.809] | 0.636 [0.558, 0.805] | 0.744 [0.618, 0.847] | 0.336 |
Residual Kt/V weekly | 0.464 [0.256, 0.840] | 0.474 [0.285, 0.841] | 0.382 [0.079, 0.827] | 0.610 |
Total Kt/V weekly | 1.722 [1.528, 1.953] | 1.713 [1.614, 1.914] | 1.730 [1.505, 1.970] | 0.664 |
History of peritonitis | 7 (21.9) | 4 (26.7) | 3 (17.6) | 0.678 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 22.7 ± 2.8 | 22.5 ± 2.8 | 22.8 ± 2.9 | 0.801 |
SBP, mmHg | 133.4 ± 16.0 | 136.7 ± 13.8 | 130.4 ± 17.6 | 0.272 |
DBP, mmHg | 77.8 ± 16.0 | 81.0 ± 16.9 | 74.9 ± 15.2 | 0.289 |
Works in daytime | 18 (56.3) | 7 (46.7) | 11 (64.7) | 0.477 |