Review Article

Risk Factors Associated with Peritoneal-Dialysis-Related Peritonitis

Table 2

Characteristics of identified studies on patient-based risk factors for PD-associated peritonitis.

StudyNumber of patientsAge (years)Female (%)FU-time (months)EthnicityPeritonitis rateCAPD/APD

[7] 102 38.210.7aAsian0.36/patient yearBoth
[8]149 41 N.R.N.R.Both
[9]204 42.6 Asian0.30/patient yearCAPD
[10]246 46N.R.Asian0.48/patient yearAPD
[11]322 4523.9Asian4.63/100 patient yearsCAPD
[12]506 49N.R.MixedN.R. for whole cohortBoth
[13]10709N.R.49N.R.Mixed0.86/patient yearBoth
[14]11975 4624MixedN.R.Both
[15]8237 45.9N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[16]727 44.7N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[17]330 49.1N.R.N.R.N.R.Both
[18]55 43.6 CaucasianN.R.Both
[19]48 41.7 CaucasianN.R.Both
[20]393 39.713.4aMixedN.R.Both
[21]56 28.620.8N.R.N.R.Both
[22]51 53N.R.N.R.N. R.Both
[23]54 63N.R.AsianN.R.Both
[24]69 87N.R.AsianN.R. for whole cohortBoth
[25]71 56N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[26]103 4512N.R.N.R.Both
[27]120 33N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[28]132 56N.R.Mixed2.7/patient yearBoth
[29]14056.43310.4N.R.N.R.Both
[30]146 46N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[31]14743.641N.R.N.R.N.R.Both
[32]162 46N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[33]179 54N.R.AsianN.R.Both
[34]184N.R.N.R.N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[35]185N.R.48N.R.Mixed0.8/patient yearBoth
[36]328 47 N.R.N.R.Both
[37]1595 46N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[38]1990 44 N.R.0.68/patient yearBoth
[39]3162N.R.46N.R.MixedN.R. for whole cohortBoth
[40]4247N.R.45N.R.MixedN.R.Both
[41]4247 45N.R.MixedN.R.Both

aMedian. N.R.: not reported.