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## Abstract ## Introduction This study mainly discussed the relationship between body surface area (BSA) and treatment failure of peritoneal dialysis‐associated peritonitis (PDAP). ## Methods The exposures were BSA grouped by the tertiles of BSA levels. The association between BSA and the risk of treatment failure in PDAP, defined as the temporary or permanent switch to hemodialysis and kidney transplantation, was evaluated in Cox proportional hazards models. ## Results A total of 483 episodes in 285 patients were recorded in our center. As a three‐level categorical variable, in reference to G3, the G1 of BSA displayed a 4.054‐fold increased venture of treatment failure in a fully adjusted model. In sensitivity analysis, a lower value of BSA (G1) was identified as an independent risk factor for peritonitis episodes (odds ratio = 2.433, 95% confidence interval: 1.184–4.999, p = 0.015). ## Conclusion A lower level of body surface area was remarkably associated with a higher incidence of treatment failure among peritoneal dialysis‐associated peritonitis episodes.

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Author

Yuting Zhang; Peng He; Lijie He

Publisher

Wiley

Published

2023

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)