Changes of working memory function and its risk factors in end-stage renal disease patients / 西安交通大学学报(医学版)

ABSTRACT

Objective: To explore the changes of working memory function and its risk factors in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. Methods:We prospectively recruited 30 ESRD patients without dialysis and 23 healthy controls in The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University from August 2016 to December 2017. The n-back working memory task with different loads was used to assess their working memory function; the general information of all the participants, arterial blood pressure and uremic toxins of the patients were collected to analyze the risk factors of working memory changes. Results: The reaction time of working memory with different loads was significantly longer than that in the healthy controls (P0.05). The correlation analysis showed that serum creatinine, blood urea nitrogen and parathyroid hormone levels were negatively correlated with the accuracy rate of working memory with different loads (P<0.05). Conclusion: The working memory function with different loads was impaired in ESRD patients. The accumulation of uremic toxins might be the risk factor for the working memory impairment in ESRD patients.