Risk factors for high dialysate glucose use in PD patients--a retrospective 5-year cohort study.
BACKGROUND
Use of high concentrations of glucose for peritoneal dialysis (PD) may produce unfavorable results. Our previous study showed that high initial glucose load is associated with poor PD technique survival.


OBJECTIVE
This retrospective cohort study at a medical center in Taiwan aimed to understand the factors associated with high glucose load in long-term PD patients.


METHODS
We reviewed 90 newly started PD patients over 5 years. We determined glucose load by calculating annual glucose weight and dialysate volume administered. Multiple linear regression analyses with time-dependent covariates were used to determine factors that influence the annual average dialysate glucose concentration.


RESULTS
The study group included 47 men and 43 women with a mean age of 53.4 +/- 13.9 years. Technique survival rates were 91.0%, 84.1%, and 77.6% at the beginning of the second, third, and fourth year of PD therapy respectively. The presence of diabetes mellitus (DM), high body mass index (BMI), and low weekly renal Kt/V were significantly correlated with high average dialysate glucose concentration during the first, second, and third years. For patients undergoing PD for more than 3 years, residual renal function (RRF) deteriorated, and only DM significantly affected higher dialysate glucose concentration in the fourth year.


CONCLUSIONS
Patients with DM, high BMI, and low RRF were more likely to require a high glucose load for PD therapy, especially during the first 3 years. After those 3 years of PD, DM was the only significant factor in the need for higher glucose load. To reduce the glucose load in chronic PD patients, alternative osmotic agents such as icodextrin or amino acids should be considered in the daily PD regimen.
Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Pan-Chiao, Taipei, Taiwan.
Hon-Yen
HY
Wu
Kuan-Yu
KY
Hung
Fu-Chang
FC
Hu
Yung-Ming
YM
Chen
Tzong-Shinn
TS
Chu
Jenq-Wen
JW
Huang
Kwan-Dun
KD
Wu
Tun-Jun
TJ
Tsai
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose; D015992:Body Mass Index; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000097:blood*; D015314:Dialysis Solutions / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D005947:Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010531:Peritoneal Dialysis, Continuous Ambulatory; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013624:Taiwan
D001786:Blood Glucose; D015314:Dialysis Solutions; D005947:Glucose