There was no significant difference in demographic data, including gender, age, presence of diabetes as the primary cause of renal failure, usage of the automated PD cycler machine, serum albumin concentration, protein concentrations in PD effluent at peritoneal equilibration tests (PET), peritoneal transport rate and residual renal function between the peritonitis occurrence and non-occurrence groups (Supplementary Table 2). The gene discussed is ALB; the disease is peritonitis.