Abstract:Objective To investigate the association between body mass index (BMI) and dialysis adequacy in patients on peritoneal dialysis.Methods We retrospectively analyzed 282 patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in our hospital between January 2016 and May 2020. The patients were categorized into the underweight group (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight group (18.5 to 23.9 kg/m2), overweight group (24 to 27.9 kg/m2) and obese group (BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2) according to their BMI, and they were continuously observed for 12 months. The clinical data of these patients were collected and analyzed.Results The BMI, the proportion of patients with diabetes mellitus, the increase in dialysis dose and the concentration of the peritoneal dialysate, and the incidence of peritonitis were different among the four groups (P < 0.05). The Kt/V and D/Pcr at 1 month, 6 months, and 12 months since the start of peritoneal dialysis were compared in the four groups of patients via repeated measures analysis of variance, and the results showed that Kt/V, D/Pcr were different among the time points (F =2.115 and 2.384, P =0.144 and 0.589) and the groups (F = 4.151 and 0.286, P =0.033 and 0.834), but there was no difference in the changing trend of Kt/V, D/Pcr among the four groups (F = 0.545 and 1.346, P = 0.476 and 0.644). The multiple linear regression analysis revealed that sex, residual renal function, and blood albumin were factors affecting the total Kt/V over a week at 1 month since the start of peritoneal dialysis (b = 0.314, 0.061 and 0.016, P =0.001, 0.001 and 0.020), sex and BMI were factors affecting the total Kt/V over a week at 12 months since the start of peritoneal dialysis (b = 0.386 and -0.029, both P =0.001), and that sex, BMI and diabetes mellitus were factors affecting the D/Pcr at 12 months since the start of peritoneal dialysis (b = -0.047, 0.081 and -0.005, P = 0.006, 0.003, and 0.047). The multivariable Logistic regression analysis revealed that high BMI [O^R= 1.11 (95% CI: 1.006, 1.225) ], older age [O^R = 1.04 (95% CI: 1.022, 1.077) ], and low blood albumin [O^R = 0.91 (95% CI: 0.852, 0.975) ] were risk factors for the occurrence of peritonitis 12 months after the start of peritoneal dialysis (P < 0.05).Conclusions The dialysis adequacy may be lower in patients with a high BMI, who are more likely to develop peritonitis related to the peritoneal dialysis. BMI could be established as a long-term assessment indicator for peritoneal function.