Characteristics of study population and correlation between plasma adiponectin levels and clinical variables at baseline.

Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation or percentage (number)Abbreviations: PD, peritoneal dialysis; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; nPNA, normalized protein nitrogen appearance; 4-h D/P Cr, dialysate/plasma creatinine ratio at 4 hours; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein; BUN, blood urea nitrogen; i-PTH, intact-parathyroid hormone; ARB/ACEI, angiotensin receptor blockade/angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors; EPO, erythropoietin; hs-CRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein at baseline.Characteristics of study population and correlation between plasma adiponectin levels and clinical variables at baseline.