PREVALENCE OF ANEMIA AND ITS IMPACT ON THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF RENAL TRANSPLANT RECIPIENTS: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY

Abstract

Background: Renal transplant patients show a high incidence of anemia, which is often responsible for cardiovascular morbidity and graft rejection. Anemia reportedly impacts the health-related quality of life (HRQoL); however, only a limited number of related studies have been conducted on renal transplant recipients. In this study, we estimated the prevalence of anemia and its effects on QoL of renal transplant patients in Saudi Arabia.