title: Factors associated with above and under 5-year survival in peritoneal dialysis patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  A few patients stay on peritoneal dialysis (PD) for 5 years or longer from initiation of therapy. We investigated patient survival and factors affecting mortality in PD patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a retrospective study including 354 PD patients. The demographic, clinical, and biochemical data were collected from the medical records. Two hundred patients were excluded. Evaluation was carried out on data from 154 patients, including 83 surviving 5 years or more and 71 who were taken as surviving less than 5 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Mean age, number of comorbid diseases, prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM), rate of mandatory preference of PD, making their PD exchanges with help from anyone were lower in surviving patients, and education level was higher in surviving patients. Advanced age, high rate of mandatory preference of PD, high rate of baseline high, and high-average peritoneal transporters were associated with an increased risk of death.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Long-term survival is possible for PD patients, particularly nondiabetics, those having higher education level, those with a self-preference of PD, and those making PD exchanges without any help.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Sisli Etfal Research and Education Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
authors.forename: Abdulkadir
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Unsal
authors.forename: Taner
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Basturk
authors.forename: Yener
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Koc
authors.forename: Ayse
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sinangil
authors.forename: Elbis
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ahbap
authors.forename: Tamer
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakaci
authors.forename: Mustafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sevinc
authors.forename: Arzu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kayalar
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015897:Comorbidity; D003920:Diabetes Mellitus / Q000453:epidemiology; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010530:Peritoneal Dialysis; D015995:Prevalence; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D015996:Survival Rate / Q000639:trends; D013997:Time Factors