Quality of life in patients with chronic kidney disease.

Aim: To compare the dimensions of quality of life in the stages of chronic kidney disease and the influence of sociodemographic, clinical and laboratory data.

Introduction: The information available on the quality of life of patients on conservative treatment and the relationship between the quality of life and glomerular filtration rate is limited.

Methods: 155 patients in stages 1-5 of chronic kidney disease and 36 in hemodialysis were studied.