Serum folate levels in end stage renal disease patients

ABSTRACT

This study was aimed to measure serum folate levels in patients of end stage renal disease [ESRD] on regular haemodialysis and compared with normal healthy individuals. It is a comparative study. Department of Pathology, Shaikh Zayed Hospital, Lahore. One hundred subjects were selected and divided into two groups. Group A include fifty patients of end stage renal disease on regular haemodialysis and group B include fifty normal healthy individuals as control. Two ml of blood was drawn by venepuncture, one ml for complete blood examination and one ml for serum folate level. A significant decrease in folate level was observed in end stage renal disease patients on regular haemodialysis as compared to control group. By measuring serum folate level in patients on regular haemodialysis we can manage anaemia due to folate deficiency