Research Article
Waist-to-Hip Ratio, Cardiovascular Outcomes, and Death in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the 22 peritoneal dialysis patients enrolled.
| | Variable | PD Patients = 22
n (%) or Mean
(Standard Deviation) |
| | Age (years) | 61 (SD 15.6) | | Male | 13 (59%) | | Caucasian | 21 (95%) | | Time on dialysis (years) | 2.1 (SD 2.8) | | Diabetes Mellitus | 8 (37%) | | Ischemic heart disease | 5 (23%) | | Peripheral arterial disease | 3 (14%) | | Hypertension | 18 (82%) | | Any history of smoking | 11 (50%) | | Waist Circumference (cm) | 101 (SD 11.5) | | Men | 104 (SD 12.6) | | Women | 97.1 (SD 8.85) | | Waist-to-Hip Ratio | 0.98 (SD 0.09) | | Men | 1.01 (SD 0.08) | | Women | 0.94 (SD 0.09) | | BMI (kg/m2) | 27.7 (SD 4.94) | | Men | 28.2 (SD 5.14) | | Women | 27.1 (SD 4.87) |
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