| Etiology | n | % |
| Cirrhosis | 135 | 77.4 |
| Hepatocellular carcinoma | 29 | 16.6 |
| Peritoneal tuberculosis | 24 | 13.7 |
| Nephropathy | 11 | 6.3 |
| Peritoneal carcinoma | 6 | 3.4 |
| Cardiopathy | 6 | 3.4 |
| Hepatic bilharzia | 4 | 2.3 |
| Ovarian tumor | 3 | 1.7 |