Comparison of clinical features and outcomes in peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis patients with and without diabetes: A multicenter retrospective cohort study

Table 3 Demographic characteristics and clinical data of 609 peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis patients

Variable	DM (n = 214)	Non-DM (n = 395)	P
Demographic characteristics
Age (yr)	61 (54, 68)	55 (42, 68)	0
Gender (male, n, %)	117 (54.7)	185 (48.6)	0.065
No. of PDAP episodes, n (%)			0.596
1	127 (59.3)	230 (58.2)
2	51 (23.8)	86 (21.8)
≥ 3	36 (16.8)	79 (20.0)
CVD	77 (36.0)	104 (26.3)	0.013
Laboratory test
WBC (1012/L)	8.41 (6.90,10.62)	8.26 (5.99,11.29)	0.411
Hb (g/L)	96 (80, 108)	98 (83, 111)	0.089
Alb (g/dL)	28.34 ± 6.74	29.60 ± 5.88	0.017
BUN (mmol/L)	14.9 (10.2, 20.5)	16.0 (12.5, 20.2)	0.062
Scr (μmol/L)	654.7 (480.0, 858.0)	745.3 (575.2, 972.2)	0.001
eGFR	6.46 (4.61, 8.55)	5.51 (4.23, 7.17)	0
PD cell count on admission(/μL)	1799.5 (571.0, 5040.0)	2040 (739.0, 5219.5)	0.330

DM: Diabetes mellitus; PDAP: Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis; CVD: Cardiovascular disease; WBC: White cell count; Hb: Hemoglobin; Alb: Albumin; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; Scr: Serum creatinine; eGFR: Estimated glomerular filtration rate; PD: Peritoneal dialysis.