Clinical Study
Effluent Tenascin-C Levels Reflect Peritoneal Deterioration in Peritoneal Dialysis: MAJOR IN PD Study
Table 1
Characteristics of patients.
| Sex (male/female) | 104/78 (57% male) | Etiology (nondiabetes/diabetes) | 147/35 (19% diabetes) | Age (years) | 58 years (47–66 years) | PD duration (months) | 33 months (13–59 months) | Peritonitis episode (times) | 0 times (0-1 time) | D/P Cr | 0.65 (0.59–0.71) | D/D0 glucose | 0.40 (0.34–0.44) | Effluent tenascin-C level | 7.1 ng/mL (4.0–12.4 ng/mL) | Effluent matrix metalloproteinase-2 level | 150 ng/mL (103–221 ng/mL) |
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Data except sex and etiology of renal failure are expressed as medians with interquartile ranges.
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