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Shao L, Chen Y, Zhao Z, Luo S. Association between alcohol consumption and all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease, and chronic kidney disease: A prospective cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2024; 103:e38857. [PMID: 38968463 PMCID: PMC11224835 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000038857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/23/2023] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 07/07/2024] Open
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In recent years, significant progress has been achieved in comprehending the impact of alcohol consumption on adverse health outcomes. However, the quality of evidence remains limited. Our objective was to conduct a prospective study examining the relationship between different types of alcoholic beverages and the risk of all-cause mortality, cardiovascular disease (CVD), and chronic kidney disease (CKD), and identifying the thresholds of safe dose stratified by sex using data from the UK Biobank. 502,490 participants were enrolled. These participants were initially registered between 2006 and 2010, and underwent reassessment between 2012 and 2013. All participants completed a detailed questionnaire on their alcohol consumption, including total alcohol consumption yesterday, weekly consumption of red wine, champagne plus white wine, beer, spirits, and fortified wine. All-cause mortality and the incidence of CVD and CKD were considered as the primary outcomes. 2852 participants reported CKD during a median follow-up period of 11.94 years, while 79,958 participants reported CVD over a median follow-up period of 11.35 years. Additionally, 18,923 participants died over a median follow-up period of 11.89 years. After adjusting for variables such as age, sex, education level, smoking status, diet score, and exercise score, total alcohol consumption showed a U-shaped relationship with the risk of CVD and all-cause mortality, but showed an inverse association with the risk of CKD. Upon further classification of alcoholic beverages, our analysis revealed that red wine, champagne plus white wine, beer, spirits, and fortified wine presented a U-shaped relationship with the risk of all-cause mortality and CKD. However, spirits were positively associated with the risk of CVD, only red wine, champagne plus white wine, beer, and fortified wine showed a U-shaped relationship with the risk of CVD. The safe doses of total alcohol consumption should be < 11 g/d for males and < 10 for females, red wine consumption should be < 7 glasses/week for males and < 6 for females, champagne plus white wine consumption should be < 5 glasses/week, and fortified wine consumption should be < 4 glasses/week. Red wine, champagne plus white wine, beer, and fortified wine below the corresponding thresholds of safe dose in our analysis were significantly associated with a lower risk of all-cause mortality, CVD, and CKD. And these alcoholic beverages under safe doses exhibited a protective effect against conditions like diabetes, depression, dementia, epilepsy, liver cirrhosis, and other digestive diseases, while didn't increase the risk of cancer.
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- Lan Shao
- Department of Rehabilitation, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Anesthesia, Chongqing Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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- Department of Urology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Li Y, Fujii M, Ohno Y, Ikeda A, Godai K, Nakamura Y, Akagi Y, Yabe D, Tsushita K, Kashihara N, Kamide K, Kabayama M. Lifestyle factors associated with a rapid decline in the estimated glomerular filtration rate over two years in older adults with type 2 diabetes-Evidence from a large national database in Japan. PLoS One 2023; 18:e0295235. [PMID: 38091297 PMCID: PMC10718407 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/18/2023] [Indexed: 12/18/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The present study investigated lifestyle risk factors from metabolic syndrome-related lifestyles for a rapid decline in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) among adults aged 40-74 years with treated and untreated type 2 diabetes. METHODS AND RESULTS This study analyzed data from the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups of Japan, encompassing the period from fiscal year (FY) 2017 to FY2020. We established FY2018 as our baseline year. The subjects of this study were adults aged 40-74 in FY2018(baseline) who had type 2 diabetes and underwent specific health checkups in FY2020. We excluded adults with a medical record of kidney dialysis between FY2017 and FY2018, records of suspected type 1 diabetes between FY2017 and FY2020, or a baseline eGFR >85 mL/min/1.73 m2 or missing eGFR data as of FY2020. Eventually we analyzed 573,860 individuals. The outcome variable was a rapid decline in eGFR (≥30%) during the follow-up. Exposure lifestyle factors included skipping breakfast, late-night dinners, regular smoking, a high alcohol intake, non-refreshing sleep, and a lack of habitual exercise. Logistic regression models were stratified by age (40-59 and 60-74 years) and baseline eGFR levels (60-85, 30-59, and <30 mL/min/1.73 m2). Covariates included sex, a history of heart disease, a history of stroke, a history of renal failure, anemia, low-density lipoprotein, systolic blood pressure, hemoglobin A1C, body mass index, antidiabetic medications, antihypertension drugs, lipid-lowering drugs, the oral adsorbent Kremezin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, and drugs for the treatment of renal anemia. A rapid decline in eGFR was detected in approximately 1.3% of participants (7,683 cases). In the baseline eGFR >30 subgroups (60-85 or 30-59 mL/min/1.73 m2), skipping breakfast and regular smoking were associated with a rapid decline in eGFR in both age groups, while a lack of habitual exercise and late-night dinners in the 60-74 age group and non-refreshing sleep in the 40-59 age group were identified as risk factors. Additionally, skipping breakfast was a risk factor for a rapid decline in eGFR in the 60-74 age group regardless of baseline eGFR levels. In the baseline eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 subgroup, skipping breakfast and non-refreshed sleep were risk factors for a rapid decline in eGFR. CONCLUSIONS We found specific lifestyle risk factors were associated with a rapid eGFR decline among people with type 2 diabetes from a nationwide database in Japan. The associations varied by baseline eGFR level, age, and sex. Lifestyle modifications may effectively prevent the aggravation of diabetic kidney disease.
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- Yaya Li
- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism and Department of Rheumatology and Clinical Immunology, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan
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- Graduate Schools of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University, Saitama, Sakado, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Kawasaki Medical School, Kurashiki, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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- Division of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
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Wang C, Gao H, Liu W, Chen J, Guo Y, Zhao P. Alcoholic cardiomyopathy in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis: a study across 10 years. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2023; 35:600-603. [PMID: 36966758 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Available data regarding cardiomyopathy in patients with alcoholic liver cirrhosis (ALC) are very limited because it often requires multidisciplinary assessments. The study aims to evaluate the prevalence of alcoholic cardiomyopathy in ALC and their clinical correlations. METHODS Adult ALC patients without a previous diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases between January 2010 and December 2019 were included in the study. The prevalence rate of alcoholic cardiomyopathy in patients with ALC was calculated together with a 95% confidence interval (CI) using the Clopper-Pearson exact method. RESULTS A total of 1022 ALC patients were included. Male patients predominated (90.5%). ECG abnormalities were observed in 353 patients (34.5%). Prolonged QT interval was most common in ALC patients with ECG abnormalities, which occurred in 109. Thirty-five ALC patients underwent the cardiac MRI examination and only one patient was found with cardiomyopathy. The estimated prevalence rate of alcoholic cardiomyopathy in all the ALC patients was 0.0286 (95% CI, 0.0007-0.1492). There was no statistical difference regarding the prevalence rate between the group of patients with ECG abnormalities and the group without ECG abnormalities (0.0400 vs. 0.0000, P = 1.000). CONCLUSION Although ECG abnormalities, especially QT prolongation, existed in a proportion of ALC patients, cardiomyopathy in the patient population was not common. Further larger-sample studies based on cardiac MRI are needed to verify our results.
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- Chunya Wang
- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Coronary Heart Disease Center, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University
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- The Fifth Medical Center (formerly Beijing 302 Hospital), Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing
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- College of Public Health, Mudanjiang Medical University, Mudanjiang, Heilongjiang, China
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- The Fifth Medical Center (formerly Beijing 302 Hospital), Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing
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Yamamoto R, Li Q, Otsuki N, Shinzawa M, Yamaguchi M, Wakasugi M, Nagasawa Y, Isaka Y. A Dose-Dependent Association between Alcohol Consumption and Incidence of Proteinuria and Low Glomerular Filtration Rate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Cohort Studies. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15071592. [PMID: 37049433 PMCID: PMC10097279 DOI: 10.3390/nu15071592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 03/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/29/2023] Open
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Previous cohort studies have reported conflicting associations between alcohol consumption and chronic kidney disease, characterized by proteinuria and low glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This systematic review, which included 14,634,940 participants from 11 cohort studies, assessed a dose-dependent association of alcohol consumption and incidence of proteinuria and low estimated GFR (eGFR) of <60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Compared with non-drinkers, the incidence of proteinuria was lower in drinkers with alcohol consumption of ≤12.0 g/day (relative risk 0.87 [95% confidence interval 0.83, 0.92]), but higher in drinkers with alcohol consumption of 36.1–60.0 g/day (1.09 [1.03, 1.15]), suggesting a J-shaped association between alcohol consumption and the incidence of proteinuria. Incidence of low eGFR was lower in drinkers with alcohol consumption of ≤12.0 and 12.1–36.0 than in non-drinkers (≤12.0, 12.1–36.0, and 36.1–60.0 g/day: 0.93 [0.90, 0.95], 0.82 [0.78, 0.86], and 0.89 [0.77, 1.03], respectively), suggesting that drinkers were at lower risk of low eGFR. In conclusion, compared with non-drinkers, mild drinkers were at lower risk of proteinuria and low eGFR, whereas heavy drinkers had a higher risk of proteinuria but a lower risk of low eGFR. The clinical impact of high alcohol consumption should be assessed in well-designed studies.
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- Ryohei Yamamoto
- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
- Correspondence:
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology and Rheumatology, Aichi Medical University, Nagakute 480-1195, Japan
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- Department of Inter-Organ Communication Research, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8510, Japan
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- Department of General Internal Medicine, Hyogo Medical College, Nishinomiya 663-8501, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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Kimura Y, Yamamoto R, Shinzawa M, Aoki K, Tomi R, Ozaki S, Yoshimura R, Shimomura A, Iwatani H, Isaka Y, Iseki K, Tsuruya K, Fujimoto S, Narita I, Konta T, Kondo M, Kasahara M, Shibagaki Y, Asahi K, Watanabe T, Yamagata K, Moriyama T. Alcohol Consumption and a Decline in Glomerular Filtration Rate: The Japan Specific Health Checkups Study. Nutrients 2023; 15:nu15061540. [PMID: 36986270 PMCID: PMC10058733 DOI: 10.3390/nu15061540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2023] [Revised: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 03/17/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Previous studies have reported conflicting results on the clinical impact of alcohol consumption on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR). This retrospective cohort study aimed to assess the dose-dependent association between alcohol consumption and the slope of the estimated GFR (eGFR) in 304,929 participants aged 40-74 years who underwent annual health checkups in Japan between April 2008 and March 2011. The association between the baseline alcohol consumption and eGFR slope during the median observational period of 1.9 years was assessed using linear mixed-effects models with the random intercept and random slope of time adjusting for clinically relevant factors. In men, rare drinkers and daily drinkers with alcohol consumptions of ≥60 g/day had a significantly larger decline in eGFR than occasional drinkers (difference in multivariable-adjusted eGFR slope with 95% confidence interval (mL/min/1.73 m2/year) of rare, occasional, and daily drinkers with ≤19, 20-39, 40-59, and ≥60 g/day: -0.33 [-0.57, -0.09], 0.00 [reference], -0.06 [-0.39, 0.26], -0.16 [-0.43, 0.12], -0.08 [-0.47, 0.30], and -0.79 [-1.40, -0.17], respectively). In women, only rare drinkers were associated with lower eGFR slopes than occasional drinkers. In conclusion, alcohol consumption was associated with the eGFR slope in an inverse U-shaped fashion in men but not in women.
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- Yoshiki Kimura
- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
- Department of Nephrology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka 540-0006, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka 540-0006, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, National Hospital Organization Osaka National Hospital, Osaka 540-0006, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita 565-0871, Japan
- Health and Counseling Center, Osaka University, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
- The Japan Specific Health Checkups (J-SHC) Study Group, Fukushima, Japan
- Health Promotion and Regulation, Department of Health Promotion Medicine, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Toyonaka 560-0043, Japan
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Chen JH, Tsai CC, Liu YH, Wu PY, Huang JC, Chung TL, Su HM, Chen SC. Sex Difference in the Associations among Hyperuricemia with New-Onset Chronic Kidney Disease in a Large Taiwanese Population Follow-Up Study. Nutrients 2022; 14:nu14183832. [PMID: 36145212 PMCID: PMC9501113 DOI: 10.3390/nu14183832] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The global prevalence and incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) continue to increase. Whether hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor for renal progression and whether there are sex differences in the relationships between serum uric acid (UA) and a decline in renal function are unclear. Therefore, in this longitudinal study, we aimed to explore these relationships in a large cohort of around 27,000 Taiwanese participants in the Taiwan Biobank (TWB), and also to identify serum UA cutoff levels in men and women to predict new-onset CKD. A total of 26,942 participants with a median 4 years of complete follow-up data were enrolled from the TWB. We excluded those with CKD (estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 mL/min/1.73 m2) at baseline (n = 297), and the remaining 26,645 participants (males: 9356; females: 17,289) were analyzed. The participants who developed CKD during follow-up were defined as having incident new-onset CKD, and those with a serum UA level >7 mg/dL in males and >6 mg/dL in females were classified as having hyperuricemia. After multivariable analysis, hyperuricemia (odds ratio [OR], 2.541; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.970−3.276; p < 0.001) was significantly associated with new-onset CKD. Furthermore, in the male participants (n = 9356), hyperuricemia (OR, 1.989; 95% CI, 1.440−2.747; p < 0.001), and quartile 4 of UA (vs. quartile 1; OR, 2.279; 95% CI, 1.464−3.547; p < 0.001) were significantly associated with new-onset CKD, while in the female participants (n = 17,289), hyperuricemia (OR, 3.813; 95% CI, 2.500−5.815; p < 0.001), quartile 3 of UA (vs. quartile 1; OR, 3.741; 95% CI, 1.250−11.915; p = 0.018), and quartile 4 of UA (vs. quartile 1; OR, 12.114; 95% CI, 14.278−34.305; p < 0.001) were significantly associated with new-onset CKD. There were significant interactions between hyperuricemia and sex (p = 0.024), and quartiles of serum UA and sex (p = 0.010) on new-onset CKD. Hyperuricemia was associated with new-onset CKD in the enrolled participants, and the interactions between hyperuricemia and sex were statistically significant. Hyperuricemia was more strongly associated with new-onset CKD in the women than in the men.
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- Jui-Hsin Chen
- Department of Nursing, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan
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- Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung 813, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (T.-L.C.); (S.-C.C.); Tel.: +886-7-3422121 (ext. 72089) (T.-L.C.); 886-7-8036783 (ext. 3440) (S.-C.C.); Fax: +886-7-3455412 (T.-L.C.); +886-7-8063346 (S.-C.C.)
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- Division of Cardiology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Siaogang Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 812, Taiwan
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Faculty of Medicine, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Research Center for Precision Environmental Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung 807, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (T.-L.C.); (S.-C.C.); Tel.: +886-7-3422121 (ext. 72089) (T.-L.C.); 886-7-8036783 (ext. 3440) (S.-C.C.); Fax: +886-7-3455412 (T.-L.C.); +886-7-8063346 (S.-C.C.)
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