Volume 64, Issue 2, Pages 649-656 (August 2003) Effect of Kt/V on survival and clinical outcome in CAPD patients in a randomized prospective study  Wai-Kei Lo, Yiu-Wing Ho, Chun-Sang Li, Kin-Shing Wong, Tak-Mao Chan, Alex Wai-Yin Yu, Flora So-King Ng, Ignatius Kum-Po Cheng  Kidney International  Volume 64, Issue 2, Pages 649-656 (August 2003) DOI: 10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The mean total, renal, and peritoneal Kt/V of the groups at different time points of study. The error bar depicts 95% CI of the mean. (A) Total Kt/V, the P values of the difference were 0.000 from 1month 1 onward. (B) Renal Kt/V, there was no statistical difference in renal Kt/V among the three groups except at 7months (P = 0.029) and 19months (P = 0.017). (C) Peritoneal Kt/V, the P values of the difference were 0.000 from 1month onward. Symbols are: (□) group A; (▪) group B; and (○) group C. Kidney International 2003 64, 649-656DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 The mean total Kt of the groups at different time points of study. The error bar depicts 95% CI of the mean. The difference between groups was significant from 1month to 25months (P = 0.000). Symbols are: (□) group A; (▪) group B; (○) group C. Kidney International 2003 64, 649-656DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 3 The daily peritoneal dialysis fluid prescription of the groups at different time points of study. The error bar depicts 95% CI of the mean. The difference between groups was significant from 1month to 25months (P = 0.000 for months 1 to 19, and P = 0.002 for month 25). Symbols are: (□) group A; (▪) group B; (○) group C. Kidney International 2003 64, 649-656DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 4 Cumulative patient survival of the three groups. The difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.9924). Kidney International 2003 64, 649-656DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 5 Cumulative clinical survival of the three groups. The difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.1580). The difference in 2-year survival between groups A and B was marginally insignificant (P = 0.054). Kidney International 2003 64, 649-656DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 6 The mean serum albumin level of the three groups at different time points of study. The error bar depicts 95% CI of the mean. The difference was not significant at other time points. Symbols are: (□) group A; (▪) group B; (○) group C. Kidney International 2003 64, 649-656DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 7 The mean composite nutritional index (CNI) scores of the three groups at different time points of study. The error bar depicts 95% CI of the mean. The difference was not significant at other time points. Symbols are: (□) group A; (▪) group B; (○) group C. Kidney International 2003 64, 649-656DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions

Figure 8 The mean normalized protein catabolic rate (nPCR) of the three groups at different time points of study. The error bar depicts 95% CI of the mean. At 7months, the difference was significant between groups A and B (P = 0.014) but not between groups B and C. The difference was not significant at other time points. Symbols are: (□) group A; (▪) group B; (○) group C. Kidney International 2003 64, 649-656DOI: (10.1046/j.1523-1755.2003.00098.x) Copyright © 2003 International Society of Nephrology Terms and Conditions