Musculoskeletal Disorders and Associated Factors Among Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease Attending at Saint Paul Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

MSDs were shown to be moderately common in CKD patients. Female gender, age between 40 and 49 yrs, stage III and stage IV CKD, hypertension, higher PTH level, lower calcium level and lower vitamin D level were statistically significant in their association with musculoskeletal disorders.