IS PERITONITIS RISK INCREASED IN ELDERLY XXXX ON PERITONEAL DIALYSIS? REPORT FROM THE FRENCH LANGUAGE PERITONEAL DIALYSIS REGISTRY (RDPLF).

@entity1 @entity298 @entity6
UNASSIGNED:     Introduction: This study was carried out to examine whether or not elderly @entity1 on @entity298 ( @entity298 ) had an increased risk of @entity298 .     Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study based on data from the French Language Peritoneal Dialysis Registry. We analyzed 8,396 incident @entity1 starting @entity298 between January 2003 and December 2010. The end of the observation period was 31 December 2012. @entity1 were separated into 2 age groups: up to 75 and over of 75 years old.     Results: Among 8,396 @entity1 starting dialysis there were 3,173 @entity1 older than 75. When using a Cox model, no association was found between age greater than 75 years and increased risk of @entity298 (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.97 [0.88 - 1.07]). @entity6 (HR: 1.14 [1.01 - 1.28] and continuous ambulatory @entity298 (HR: 1.13 [1.04 - 1.23]) were significantly associated with a higher risk of @entity298 whereas nurse-assisted @entity298 was associated with a lower risk of @entity298 (HR: 0.85 [0.78 - 0.94]. In the analysis restricted to the 3,840 self-care @entity298 @entity1 , there was no association between age older than 75 years and risk of @entity298 .     Conclusion: The risk of @entity298 is not increased in elderly @entity1 on @entity298 in a country where assisted @entity298 is available.
