PTH and peritonitis: The PD group was also subdivided into death and non-death, and the comparative analysis found no differences regarding 6-month creatinine, baseline albumin, 6-month albumin, 6-month PTH, baseline hemoglobin, 6-month hemoglobin, baseline phosphorus, phosphorus at 6 months, in relation to the number of comorbidities, in relation to Kt/V of 6, in relation to the sex being male, being diabetic, having two or more comorbidities, having had ESI, having had peritonitis, having had complications, surgical relocation, and planned initiation.