Reproductive concerns and associated factors among female chronic kidney diseases patients: a Multi-Center Cross-Sectional Study.
Fang Wang, Dengyan Ma, Stephen Salerno and 7 others
PMID 33690993WHAT IT FOUND
Young women with chronic kidney disease reported more reproductive concerns when they wanted pregnancy, were in earlier kidney disease stages, and had anxiety symptoms.
Personal and child health worries were the strongest concerns.
Key findings
01The overall mean reproductive concern score was 54.39 on a scale from 18 to 90, and the highest subscale scores were for personal health and child health.
02Mean scores were 56.13 for CKD stages 1 to 3 and 48.68 for stages 4 to 5.
03Wanting pregnancy, CKD stage, and anxiety score were each linked with reproductive concern scores.
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What it does not show
The study was cross-sectional and cannot show cause. The sample was limited to southwest China. The analysed sample was smaller than the number of questionnaires distributed. The text reports a mean age outside the stated age range, while Table 1 reports a different mean age. The scale was originally for cancer survivors and was tested for use in CKD patients.
Declared interests
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
The easy way to misread this
Do not read these associations as evidence that pregnancy intention, CKD stage, or anxiety cause reproductive concerns. The study measured them at one time, so it can only show links.