Key result
Social security assistance before peritoneal dialysis is linked to ~169% higher peritonitis risk.
Why the study?
Clinical outcomes among patients on peritoneal dialysis might be influenced by social factors beyond medical factors.
Do social factors such as receiving social security assistance increase the risk of peritonitis and hospitalization in incident peritoneal dialysis patients?
Population
102 consecutive incident peritoneal dialysis patients at a single centre
Comparison
Patients receiving social security assistance and those younger than 40 years vs others
Design
Single-centre cohort study
Follow-up
Median 10.7 months
Authors
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May signal higher peritonitis risk in incident PD patients; leaves open whether socioeconomic support reduces events.
Cohort (n=102)
No
Do social factors such as receiving social security assistance increase the risk of peritonitis and hospitalization in incident peritoneal dialysis patients?
Relative Risk: 2.69 (95% CI 1.1–6.54)
p-value: p=0.029
Socioeconomic status, particularly dependence on social security assistance, is significantly associated with an increased risk of peritonitis in incident peritoneal dialysis patients.
Chow et al. (2005) conducted a cohort in peritoneal dialysis (n=102). Dependence on social security assistance vs. No dependence on social security assistance was evaluated on time to a first peritonitis (RR 2.69, 95% CI 1.10 to 6.54, p=0.029). Dependence on social security assistance prior to peritoneal dialysis was associated with an increased risk of peritonitis (RR 2.69; 95% CI 1.10-6.54; P=0.029).
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