Abstract
Introduction: Dyspeptic symptoms are commonly experienced by CKD patients. Patients with 
Chronic Kidney disease usually have different abdominal complaints .Abdominal pain or discomfort 
is frequently seen in clinical practice in patients with chronic kidney disease without any other 
systemic affection, the functional origin of abdominal complaints is claimed in many patients.
Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Minia University Hospital, over a period of six 
months from December 2019 to May 2020. One hundred and fifty patients with chronic kidney 
disease were included. Results: the socio-demographic criteria of the patients with functional 
dyspepsia compared to patients without functional dyspepsia and it revealed that there was a 
significant difference between 2 groups as regard to sex ( p value< 0.047) but there was no significant 
difference as regard to Age, Residence, Socioeconomic status, Smoking or BMI. Also, there was a 
significant difference between 2 groups as regard to history of HCV infection with (p value < 0.001), 
however there was no significant difference as regard to history of diabetes or hypertension.
Conclusion: Functional Dyspepsia is more prevalent in males CKD patients than females. HCV 
infection is a risk factor for Functional Dyspepsia in CKD patients.