Demographic and clinical data of patients who remained on PD at the beginning of each year.

NOTE. Data are expressed as mean ± SD. Conversion factors for units: hemoglobin in g/dL to g/L, ×10; cholesterol and HDL in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.02586; triglyceride in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.01129; glucose in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.05551; albumin in g/dL to to g/L, ×10; urea nitrogen in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.357; creatinine in mg/dL to µmol/L, ×88.4.Abbreviations: D/P, dialysate-to-plasma; CAPD, continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis; APD, automated peritoneal dialysis; nPNA, normalized protein nitrogen appearance; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.*The annual average dialysate glucose concentration prescribed within each year.**Obtained from all the PD solution prescribed within each year.***Obtained from the peritoneal equilibration test.ξP