Factors Driving Thirst in PD Patients

A cross-sectional study of 387 adult PD patients explored reasons for thirst and assessed thirst intensity, identifying a low-thirst group (n=121), a moderate thirst group (n=136), and a high thirst group (n=130), based on a visual analogue scale. Women tended to be more thirsty than men (p=0.03). Lower total weekly urea clearance and higher daily net sodium removal were also factors.