QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH DIABETIC NEPHROPATHY: FINDINGS FROM THE KNOW-CKD (KOREAN COHORT STUDY FOR OUTCOME IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE) COHORT

摘要

Introduction: Diabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major cause of end-stage renal disease, and can affect quality of life (QoL) because it requires arduous lifelong management. This study analyzed QoL differences at baseline and after 5 years between DN anDiabetic nephropathy (DN) is a major cause of end-stage renal disease, and can affect quality of life (QoL) because it requires arduous lifelong management. This study analyzed QoL differences at baseline and after 5 years between DN and non-DN patients with other chronic kidney disease (CKD).d non-DN patients with other chronic kidney disease (CKD).