title: The relationship between intact parathyroid hormone levels and daily physical activity in hemodialysis patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Poor physical activity and decreased daily activities are commonly seen in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Along with the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), various abnormalities of mineral and bone metabolism develop, such as osteitis fibrosa and adynamic bone disease, which are related with intact parathyroid hormone (intact-PTH). Surprisingly, scarce data exists regarding the relationship between intact-PTH and daily physical activity in HD patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  Demographics, clinical parameters, laboratory data were recorded for all patients. Depressive symtoms, quality of life and daily activities of HD patients were measured by Beck Depression Inventory, SF-36, and Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale (NEADLS), respectively.
  
  
  RESULTS
  In total 114 patients (male/female: 63/51, aged: 53.0 ± 13.8 years) were enrolled. The value of intact-PTH for <25th (Group 1), < 25th-50th (Group 2), 50th-75th (Group 3) and >75th (Group 4) quartiles were <132.5 pg/ml, ≥132.5 <261.0, ≥261.0 <510.4 and ≥510.4, respectively. The NEADLS scores were 25.3 ± 10.8, 35.0 ± 9.4, 27.2 ± 13.9 and 26.4 ± 12.9 as going from Group 1 to Group 4 (p = 0.009). Post-hoc analysis of these four groups revealed that only Group 1 and Group 2 (p = 0.012), and Group 2 and Group 4 (p = 0.034) were different with respect to NEADLS scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Intact-PTH levels were inversely associated with daily activities in whole group. However, the post hoc analysis demonstrated that the association between intact PTH and daily activity is not linear and daily physical activity was lower only in patients with lowest and highest quartiles of intact-PTH.
authors.affiliation: Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Konya Numune State Hospital, Konya - Turkey.
authors.forename: Baris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Afsar
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D018450:Disease Progression; D015444:Exercise / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000502:physiology*; D010281:Parathyroid Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D011788:Quality of Life; D006435:Renal Dialysis
chemical_list: D010281:Parathyroid Hormone