Different mortality predictor pattern in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis diabetic patients in 4-year prospective observation Odmienne czynniki zagrożenia śmiertelnością u chorych na cukrzycę leczonych hemodializą i dializą otrzewnową w 4-letniej prospektywnej obserwacji

21 pts (34.4%) survived the whole observation period. The annual mortality rate was 23.2%, with no difference between HD and PD. Irrespective of dialysis modality, the only factor associated with mortality in the Cox proportional hazard model was serum albumin lowering. Referring to dialysis modality, the HD survivors were characterized by lower IL-6 level, higher albumin concentration, and increased serum cholesterol values with higher cholesterol left in multivariate analysis; under PD therapy the only factor significantly associated with mortality was older age. In contrast to HD treatment, elevated cholesterol was a universal finding in PD patients, significantly above levels in HD, with a slight tendency to lower values in PD survivors.