Association Between Depression and Iron Metabolism in Hemodialysis Patients

Association Between Depression and Iron Metabolism in Hemodialysis Patients

This study assesses the association of depression symptoms and iron metabolism in patients undergoing hemodialysis.

The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), second version, was used to quantify the levels of depression. Mean age, duration of HD, hemoglobin levels, serum ferritin levels, serum iron levels, TSAT, TIBC, serum albumin levels, CRP and energy consumption (kcal/week) were included in the model as multivariate variables. Backward stepwise logistic regression (ROC) analysis was performed.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients with stable undergoing hemodialysis

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patients those who refused to join present study, and those who could not complete the questionnaires by themselves, and the patients with chronic hepatitis B or C were excluded.