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Sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory data were analyzed with multivariate regression identifying predictors.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Abnormal anxiety and depression were observed in 24.3% and 9.9% of kidney transplant recipients, respectively. Anxiety correlated with elevated serum creatinine (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.164,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.039) and lower hemoglobin (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = -0.16,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.043), while depression linked to lower hemoglobin (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      = -0.172,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.029) and longer transplant duration (\n                      <jats:italic>r<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.159,\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u20090.045). Female gender, physical inactivity, psychiatric history, and higher creatinine independently predicted anxiety (all\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u20090.05). Patients with abnormal anxiety or depression reported significantly poorer HRQoL, particularly in \u201cburden of kidney disease\u201d (65.17\u2009\u00b1\u200928.69) and mental health domains (44.85\u2009\u00b1\u200911.41).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Anxiety and depression are prevalent in Kidney transplant recipients and strongly associated with clinical markers and impaired HRQoL. Routine psychosocial screening and targeted interventions, addressing anemia, physical activity, and mental health\u2014are essential to optimize post-transplant care. 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