Symptoms and impacts in anemia of chronic kidney disease

Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 5 Attribution of Symptoms

Symptom	Attributed to Anemia n/N (%)	Attributed to CKD n/N (%)	Attributed to Something Else n/N (%)	Did Not Know Cause n/N (%)
Feeling weak/lack of strength^a	4/5 (80)	1/5 (20)	1/5 (20)^b	1/5 (20)
Feeling tired	12/27 (44)	1/27 (4)	4/27 (15)^c	10/27 (37)
Difficulty concentrating	2/6 (33)	0/6 (0)	0/6 (0)	4/6 (67)
Shortness of breath	3/16 (19)	0/16 (0)	5/16 (31)	8/16 (50)
Difficulty remembering	0/9 (0)	1/9 (11)	0/9 (0)	8/9 (89)
Difficulty sleeping	0/9 (0)	0/9 (0)	1/9 (11)^d	8/9 (89)
Restless legs^a	0/5 (0)	1/5 (20)^d	1/5 (20)^e	4/5 (80)
GI symptoms^a	0/10 (0)	4/10 (40)^e	1/10 (10)^f	7/10 (70)

Abbreviations: CKD Chronic kidney disease, GI Gastrointestinal
^aThe number of responses is greater than the number of participants asked the question because some participants attributed a symptom to more than 1 thing
^bOne participant attributed feeling weak/lack of strength to dialysis
^cThree participants attributed feeling tired to too much physical exertion and 1 participant to depression
^dOne participant attributed difficulty sleeping to coughing
^eOne participant attributed restless legs to dialysis
^fOne participant attributed GI symptoms to dialysis