Table 1.

Distribution of scores regarding fatigue and Health Related- Quality of Life (HRQoL) and their subcategories in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 2–4, CKD stage 5 on chronic dialysis (CKD 5D), and kidney transplantation (KTx). Continuous data are presented as median values (ranges), whereas categorical data are presented as numbers (percentages).

	CKD 2–4 10 Patients	CKD 5D 13 Patients	KTx 7 Patients	p
Demographic data
Age	11.5 (7–18)	13 (7–18)	14 (8–18)	0.308
Sex (male)	6 (60%)	8 (61.5%)	5 (71.4%)	0.877
Inherited kidney disease	6 (60%)	11 (84.6%)	6 (85.7%)	0.312
Residence place (urban)	7 (70%)	6 (46.1%)	4 (57.1%)	0.520
Parental education level				0.212
Elementary school	1 (10%)	5 (38.4%)	1 (14.2%)
High school	3 (30%)	6 (46.2%)	3 (42.9%)
University Degree	6 (60%)	2 (15.4%)	3 (42.9%)
Fatigue scores
General Fatigue	89.6 (45.8–100)	62.5 (45.8–100)	83.3 (58.3–100)	0.076
Sleep/Rest Fatigue	72.9 (66.6–100)	50 (29.2–79.2)	50 (33.3–91.6)	0.071
Cognitive Fatigue	83.4 (41.7–100)	66.7 (25–87.5)	58.3 (50–100)	0.215
Total Fatigue	84.7 (55.5–93.1)	59.7 (36.1–85.8)	69.4 (47.2–93)	0.052
Low Fatigue scores
General Fatigue	1 (10%)	6 (46.2%)	0 (0%)	0.032
Sleep/Rest Fatigue	0 (0%)	7 (53.8%)	4 (57.1%)	0.013
Cognitive Fatigue	1 (10%)	3 (23.1%)	3 (42.9%)	0.289
Total Fatigue	0 (0%)	4 (30.8%)	1 (14.3%)	0.143
HRQoL scores
Physical Functioning	87.5 (43.75–100)	75 (28.1–100)	78.1 (40.6–87.5)	0.210
Emotional Functioning	77.5 (30–100)	55 (20–95)	65 (25–95)	0.324
Social Functioning	82.5 (50–100)	70 (35–100)	70 (55–85)	0.173
School Functioning	77.5 (60–90)	60 (17–100)	60 (15–90)	0.209
Total HRQoL	87 (48.9–91.7)	67.4 (35.9–93.5)	71.7 (45.7–80.4)	0.126
Low HRQoL scores
Physical Functioning	1 (10%)	4 (30.8%)	1 (14.3%)	0.425
Emotional Functioning	2 (20%)	5 (38.5%)	3 (42.9%)	0.538
Social Functioning	1 (10%)	3 (23.1%)	0 (0%)	0.326
School Functioning	0 (0%)	5 (38.5%)	3 (42.9%)	0.064
Total HRQoL	1 (10%)	3 (23.1%)	1 (14.3%)	0.693