to investigate if age of patients , time on capd , episodes of peritonitis , or systemic illness ( diabetes ) may affect the permeability of the peritoneal membrane to small solutes , 51 patients ( eight diabetic ) 57.2 +/- 9.4 years of age undergoing long-term capd were enrolled in a prospective study of peritoneal clearances ( pc ) , started in january 1982 .
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