The Affecting Factors and Comparison of Tuberculin Skin Test in Peritoneal Dialysis and Hemodialysis Patients

Figures & data

Table 1. Demographic data of HD and PD patients.

	HD	PD	p-Value
Age (years)	54 ± 15.1	46.47 ± 15.0	0.004
Gender (M/F)	54/38	25/19	>0.05
Duration of dialysis (months)	43.9 ± 34.9	23.7 ± 17.9	0.001

Table 2. Comparison of laboratory data of patients with HD and PD.

	HD	PD	p-Value
Kt/V sufficient^a	83.9%	66.3%	>0.05
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	10.99 ± 1.69	11.15 ± 1.82	>0.05
Leukocyte (hpf/μL)	7.06 ± 2.2	8.2 ± 2.4	0.008
Lymphocyte (hpf/μL)	2.2 ± 0.9	1.64 ± 0.66	0.001
PTH (pg/mL)	354.59 ± 296.03	459.10 ± 429.66	>0.05
P (mg/dL)	4.41 ± 1.31	4.80 ± 1.63	>0.05
Albumin (g/dL)	3.85 ± 0.42	3.05 ± 0.41	0.000
TST (mm)	8.56 ± 6.52	2.86 ± 4.82	0.000
TST+^a	30.4%	9.0%	0.006
BCG+^a	67.4%	90.9%	0.005

Note: ^aChi-square test was used.

Table 3. Comparison of TST-positive and TST-negative patients (HD vs. PD).

	TST (+)	TST (–)	p-Value
Age (year)	51.56 ± 15.53	52.12 ±15.58	>0.05
Duration of dialysis (months)	40.76 ± 32.01	36.64 ± 32.02	>0.05
BMI (kg/m^2)	24.66 ± 4.52	25.30 ± 5.77	>0.05
Kt/V sufficient	74.2%	83.3%	>0.05
Hemoglobin (g/dL)	10.87 ± 1.79	11.10 ± 1.71	>0.05
Lymphocyte count (hpf/μL)	1.98 ± 0.68	2.02 ± 0.98	>0.05
Leukocyte (hpf/μL)	6.62 ± 2.30	7.69 ± 2.37	0.02
PTH (pg/mL)	290.35 ± 300.45	417.99 ± 354.42	>0.05
Albumin (g/dL)	3.84 ± 0.46	3.52 ± 0.57	0.005
P (mg/dL)	4.33 ± 1.01	4.60 ± 1.53	>0.05