Table 1 Characteristics of PD patients
From: Factors associated with gustatory threshold for salty taste in peritoneal dialysis patients
| Age (years) | 63 (55–78) | Cl (mEq/L) | 104 (99–107) |
| Male:female | 10:12 | Corrected Ca (mg/dL) | 9.6 (9.2–10.2) |
| Duration of PD (months) | 26 (6–62) | P (mg/dL) | 5.1 (3.9–5.6) |
| Primary diseases of ESRD (%) | Zn (μg/dL) | 62 (55–77) | |
| Chronic glomerulonephritis | 27.3 | Intact-PTH (pg/mL) | 139 (55–215) |
| Nephrosclerosis | 36.4 | BUN (mg/dL) | 55 (47–61) |
| Diabetic kidney diseases | 13.6 | Cr (mg/dL) | 7.6 (6.1–11.3) |
| Other | 22.7 | UA (mg/dL) | 6.4 (5.4–7.1) |
| Comorbidity (%) | β2 microglobulin (mg/L) | 16 (12–21) | |
| Hypertension | 86.4 | Ferritin (ng/mL) | 160 (91–283) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 22.7 | TSAT (%) | 34 (26–49) |
| Cardiovascular diseases | 18.1 | HCO3− (mmol/L) | 24 (23–28) |
| Modality of PD (CAPD:APD) | 12:10 | CRP (mg/dL) | 0.14 (0.04–0.64) |
| Body weight (kg) | 60 (51–64) | Urinary protein (g/g Cr) | 1.1 (0.7–3.6) |
| Systolic BP (mmHg) | 133 (122–144) | CTR (%) | 50 (48–59) |
| Diastolic BP (mmHg) | 71 (59–85) | Total Kt/V | 1.98 (1.79–2.37) |
| Effluent volume (mL/day) | 287 (173–695) | Peritoneal Kt/V | 1.19 (0.82–1.77) |
| Urinary volume (mL/day) | 1100 (933–1500) | Renal Kt/V | 0.86 (0.44–1.27) |
| Hb (g/dL) | 10.8 (9.8–11.8) | Salt excretion (g/day) | 8.0 (6.5–11.2) |
| TP (g/dL) | 6.6 (6.0–6.9) | Detection threshold for | 0.8 (0.6–1.6) |
| Alb (g/dL) | 3.4 (3.1–3.6) | salty taste (mg/cm2) | |
| Na (mEq/L) | 138 (137–141) | Recognition threshold for | 1.8 (1.0–1.8) |
| K (mEq/L) | 4.1 (3.7–4.6) | salty taste (mg/cm2) |