Sexual Dysfunction Is Associated with Depression and Anxiety in Patients with Predialytic Chronic Kidney Disease

Abstract

Objective: We aimed to determine the prevalence of sexual dysfunction and clarify the relationship betweensexual dysfunction and depressive mood state, drugs, and disease activities in patients with predialyticchronic kidney disease (CKD).Materials and Methods: In total, 150 patients with CKD who had an estimated glomerular filtration rate of15–60 mL/min were included; 65 healthy controls were selected. A detailed medical and sexual medical historywas taken from individuals in the control and patient groups by applying the Golombok–Rust Inventoryof Sexual Satisfaction and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.Results: Sexual frequency (p=0.027), impotence (p