Research Article

Protective Effects of Paricalcitol on Peritoneal Remodeling during Peritoneal Dialysis

Table 3

Peritoneal transport parameters determined by PET effluent D/serum P after 5 weeks of treatment.

GroupIIIIIIIV

Glucose absorption (%)33.322.346.542.8
[28.5–38.5][21.5–28.2][35.6–53.7][36.9–48.8]
D/S creatinine 0.2 0.20.40.4
[0.1–0.2][0.2–0.3][0.3–0.5][0.3–0.5]
D/S urea 0.5 0.50.60.6
[0.4–0.5][0.4–0.5][0.5–0.7][0.6–0.7]
D/S sodium 0.8 0.80.90.8
[0.6–0.8][0.7–0.8][0.8–0.9][0.8–0.9]

All data presented as median and interquartiles.
compared to group I; compared to group I.