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Epidemiological characteristics and factors associated with chronic kidney disease-associated pruritus in the Chinese adult dialysis population: a multicenter, cross-sectional study.

Key takeaways

In over 9,500 Chinese dialysis patients, itching was linked to worse quality of life and higher depression scores — but because this is an observational snapshot, it cannot prove itching caused these problems.

Who did this work

Yao X · Zhang P · Xu C · Lei X · Xiang S · Zhang X · Wang Y · Chen L · Guo Q · Du X · Chen J

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug 27
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42661327/