The Effects of Chronic Dialysis on Physical Status, Quality of Life, and Arterial Stiffness: A Longitudinal Study in Prevalent Dialysis Patients.

Introduction: It is widely known that dialysis patients have significantly impaired functional outcomes and arterial stiffness, but still few studies have investigated the effects of dialysis longitudinally by a multidimensional approach. We aimed to assess longitudinal patterns of physical activity (PA), physical functioning (PF), health-related quality of life (HrQoL), body composition (BC), and arterial stiffness in prevalent dialysis patients.

Materials And Methods: Thirty-nine prevalent dialysis patients (23 conventional hemodialysis [CHD] and 16 peritoneal dialysis) with a mean vintage of 25.