Demographic and clinical data of patients who remained alive at the beginning of each year.

NOTE. Data are expressed as mean ± S.D. Conversion factors for units: hemoglobin in g/dL to g/L, ×10; cholesterol in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.02586; triglyceride in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.01129; glucose in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.05551; albumin in g/dL to to g/L, ×10; urea nitrogen in mg/dL to mmol/L, ×0.357; creatinine in mg/dL to µmol/L, ×88.4. *The annual average dialysate glucose concentration prescribed within each year. **Obtained from all the PD solution prescribed within each year. ξP<0.05 for the statistical testing between years.