Effect of RANKL on Lower Depressive Symptoms In Hemodialysis Patients.

Depression and osteoporosis are common diseases in dialysis patients. In addition, patients with osteoporosis are more susceptible to depression. Contrary to previous anti-osteoporosis agents, denosumab and romosozumab could be used in dialysis patients and have similar action mechanisms for blocking RANKL.

Association of a low protein diet with depressive symptoms and poor health-related quality of life in CKD.

Objectives: A low protein diet (LPD) for chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a core dietary therapy to slow CKD progression. A study showed depressive symptoms are more common in populations with an LPD. In this cross-sectional study, we evaluated depressive symptoms and health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients with CKD.

Trends in chronic kidney disease awareness and related clinical and demographic characteristics from 1998 to 2018 in Koreans.

Purpose: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a common and growing problem in Korea. Although CKD awareness is the first step in CKD management, evidence indicates that the rate of CKD awareness is unsatisfactory worldwide. Thus, we investigated the trend of CKD awareness for CKD patients in Korea.

Association between depressive symptoms and bone density in elderly patients with non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease.

Background: Depression is a disease that is commonly accompanied by elderly chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients, but when the two diseases are accompanied, etiology or combination are not well known. We aimed to evaluate the etiology of CKD and comorbid depression by investigating bone disorders that are observed in persons affected by both CKD and depression.

Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study with a total of 646 patients with CKD.

Mild chronic kidney disease and its relation to functional disability in Korean elderly population.

Purpose: Studies have demonstrated that chronic kidney disease (CKD) is significantly associated with the increased risk of functional difficulty in daily activity and mobility. However, data are less available for association between CKD and functional disability in Asians.

Methods: Using a data from Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III, we investigated the association of CKD with functional disability in 882 subjects over the age of 65.