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ArticleTherapeutics and clinical risk management2018

The relationship between hydration status, male sexual dysfunction and depression in hemodialysis patients.

Kamal Hassan, Yotam Elimeleh, Mona Shehadeh, Hassan Fadi, Irina Rubinchik

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Article in Therapeutics and clinical risk management, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Kamal HassanFaculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel.
Yotam ElimelehFaculty of Medicine in the Galilee, Bar-Ilan University, Safed, Israel.
Mona ShehadehBiochemistry Laboratory, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Hassan FadiInternal Medicine Department E, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Irina RubinchikDepartment of Nephrology and Hypertension, Galilee Medical Center, Nahariya, Israel.
Western Galilee Hospital · ILBar-Ilan University · IL

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Abstract

backgroundDisturbances in sexual function are common among dialysis patients. Normal erections require a complex balance of physiological, psychological, emotional, hormonal, neurological and vascular factors. This study examined a possible association of overhydration (OH) with male sexual dysfunction and depression in hemodialysis (HD) patients. PATIENTS AND

methodsThis cross-sectional study assessed hydration status by whole-body bioimpedance spectroscopy in patients on maintenance HD for more than 12 months. Patients were categorized according to OH to extracellular water (ECW) ratio: OH/ECW ratio >0.15 and OH/ECW ratio ≤0.15. Sexual function was assessed using the International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF) score. Psychological status was evaluated using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) score. Serum sex hormones were determined.

resultsOf 39 stable participants on HD, 53.8% were overhydrated (OH/ECW ratio >0.15) and 46.2% not overhydrated (OH/ECW ratio ≤0.15). Of participants with OH/ECW ratio >0.15, 85.7% had mild to severe ED, and 71.4% had abnormal BDI scores, ranging from mild mood disturbance to severe depression. Compared to patients with OH/ECW ratio ≤0.15, BDI scores, serum estradiol and plasma hsCRP were higher (18.48±8.34 vs 10.61±5.46,

conclusionOH in HD patients was found to be associated with a higher prevalence of sexual dysfunction and depression, lower serum levels of total testosterone and DHEA, and higher levels of serum estradiol.

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Beck Depression Inventory scoredepressionerectile dysfunctionhemodialysisInternational Index of Erectile Function scoreoverhydrationsex hormones

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