Anemia in patients undergoing ambulatory peritoneal dialysis: prevalence and associated factors

Abstract Introduction: Anemia is a common complication in dialysis patients, scare studies have evaluated anemia in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Objective: This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors in patients undergoing PD in a single center where patients have free access to agents stimulating erythropoiesis (ESA) and intravenous iron supplementation. Methods: Cross-sectional study analyzing the demographic, clinical and laboratory variables of 120 patients. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin (Hb)