Key result
Lower ankle-brachial index levels were significantly associated with higher Beck Depression Inventory scores (β = -9.041, P = 0.031) in patients on maintenance hemodialysis.
Why the study?
Does ankle-brachial index correlate with symptoms of depression in patients on maintenance hemodialysis?
Population
129 patients on maintenance hemodialysis (75 males and 54 females, mean age 64.8 ± 12 years)
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Lower ABI may flag higher depression risk in hemodialysis; hypothesis-generating and should not yet change practice.
Cross-Sectional (n=129)
No
Does ankle-brachial index correlate with symptoms of depression in patients on maintenance hemodialysis?
Effect estimate: β = -9.041
p-value: p=0.031
Lower ankle-brachial index is significantly associated with increased symptoms of depression in patients on maintenance hemodialysis.
Jong et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in End-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis (n=129). Ankle-brachial index was evaluated on Association between ankle-brachial index and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score (β = -9.041, p=0.031). Lower ankle-brachial index levels were significantly associated with higher Beck Depression Inventory scores (β = -9.041, P = 0.031) in patients on maintenance hemodialysis.
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