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Qin A, Tan J, Hu W, Liu Y, Chen L, Tang Y, Qin W. Oral energy supplementation improves nutritional status in hemodialysis patients with protein-energy wasting: A pilot study. Front Pharmacol 2022; 13:839803. [PMID: 36339616 PMCID: PMC9633655 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2022.839803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2021] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2023] Open
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Background: Protein-energy wasting (PEW) is highly prevalent in hemodialysis (HD) patients, which is associated with poor quality of life, complications, and an increased risk of mortality. A prospective study in HD patients with 2 months of oral energy supplements (OESs) was performed. Methods: A total of 37 HD patients with PEW were finally enrolled in this prospective study and were randomized into the OES group (n = 19), which received oral energy supplementation (300 kcal) and dietary recommendations, while patients in the non-OES group (n = 18) received only dietary recommendations. The study duration was 2 months. The nutritional status of the patients was evaluated by laboratory indexes, body composition parameters, and the modified quantitative subjective global assessment (MQSGA) and malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS). Quality of life was evaluated by the Short Form Health Survey Questionnaire (SF-36). Results: After 2 months of therapy, a significant increase in serum albumin [39.6 (37.6-45.8) vs. 43.4 (39.1-46.7) g/L; p = 0.018], hemoglobin (101.0 ± 13.6 g/L vs. 111.8 ± 11.7 g/L; p = 0.042), and dietary energy intake (29.17 ± 3.22 kcal/kg/day vs. 33.60 ± 2.72 kcal/kg/day, p < 0.001) was observed in the comparisons of baseline in the OES group. Moreover, the OES group demonstrated significant amelioration in MQSGA [9 (8-13) vs. 8 (7-12), p < 0.001] and MIS [5 (3-10) vs. 3 (2-8), p < 0.001], physical functioning (p < 0.001), and mental health (p = 0.046) subsections of SF-36 compared with the baseline. No electrolyte disorders or dyslipidemia were observed in the OES group. Conclusion: OES in HD patients with PEW can significantly ameliorate energy supply, nutritional status, anemia, and quality of life.
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- Aiya Qin
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Clinical Nutrition, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Hemodialysis Center, Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital/West China School of Nursing, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Pei G, Qin A, Dong L, Wang S, Liu X, Yang D, Tan J, Zhou X, Tang Y, Qin W. Prognostic Value of Triglyceride to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio (TG/HDL-C) in IgA Nephropathy Patients. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:877794. [PMID: 35795149 PMCID: PMC9251124 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.877794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2022] [Accepted: 05/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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Background The triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio is an easy-to-use atherogenic and prognostic marker which has attracted increasing attention these days. However, whether TG/HDL-C correlate with outcomes in IgA nephropathy (IgAN) patients remains unknown. To clarify these issues, we conducted this study. Methods A total of 1146 patients from West China Hospital of Sichuan University were retrospectively analysed between 2008 and 2018.The demographic, clinical and pathological data of all patients at the time of biopsy were collected. Then, patients were divided into the high TG/HDL group (TG/HDL ≥ 1.495, N=382) and the low TG/HDL group (TG/HDL-C < 1.495, N=764) based on the optimal cut-off value of the TG/HDL-C using receive operating curve. Cox proportional hazard models and Kaplan-Meier curves were used to evaluate the renal outcomes of IgAN. Results The median age of the patients was 33 (26-42) years, and 44.5% were men. By correlation analysis, we found that the TG/HDL-C ratio was negatively correlated with the eGFR (r = 0.250, P < 0.001) but positively correlated with proteinuria (r = 0.230, P< 0.001), BMI (r=0.380, P<0.001) and serum uric (r =0.308, P< 0.001). Patients with a higher TG/HDL-C ratio tended to have hypertension [odds ratio (OR), 1.987; 95% CI, 1.527-2.587; P<0.001] and more severe pathologic lesions with tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis (OR, 1.610; 95% CI, 1.203-2.154; P=0.001). During a median follow-up period of 54.1 (35.6-73.2) months, a high TG/HDL ratio was strongly associated with worse renal survival in IgAN patients (log-rank: P <0.001). Multivariate Cox analysis demonstrated that a high TG/HDL-C ratio (HR 1.775, 95% CI 1.056-2.798; P=0.029) was an independent predictive marker to ESRD. Conclusion In this study, we addressed the importance of TG/HDL-C ratio as a predictive marker for IgAN progression.
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- Gaiqin Pei
- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Rehabilitation Medicine Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- West China School of Public Health, West China Forth Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Nephrology, West China Hospital of Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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Zhai Q, Dou J, Wen J, Wang M, Zuo Y, Su X, Zhang Y, Gaisano H, Mu Y, He Y. Association between changes in lipid indexes and early progression of kidney dysfunction in participants with normal estimated glomerular filtration rate: a prospective cohort study. Endocrine 2022; 76:312-323. [PMID: 35239125 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-022-03012-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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PURPOSE To investigate whether non-high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (Non-HDL-C), remnant cholesterol (RC), and the ratios of lipid indexes are more closely associated with early progression of kidney dysfunction than traditional lipid indexes; and to explore the association between changes in serum lipids during follow-up and annual decline rate in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). METHODS In this prospective cohort study, 3909 participants with normal eGFR and age≥40 years at baseline were followed for 3.3 years. Progression of kidney dysfunction was assessed as annual decline rate in eGFR. Spearman correlation analysis, linear correlation models, and multiple logistic regression were used to assess the associations between lipid indexes at baseline/both baseline and follow-up and the annual decline rate in eGFR. RESULTS Compared with ΔLDL-C (β = 0.412), other lipid indexes such as ΔLDL-C/HDL-C (β = 0.565), ΔTC/HDL-C (β = 0.448), and ΔNon-HDL-C/HDL-C (β = 0.448) were more closely associated with annual decline rate in eGFR. High TG/HDL-C (OR = 1.699(1.177-2.454)) and TC/HDL-C (OR = 1.567(1.095-2.243)) at baseline, as well as high TC/HDL-C (OR = 1.478 (1.003-2.177)) and TG/HDL-C (OR = 1.53(1.044-2.244)) at both baseline and follow-up were associated with the annual decline rate in eGFR <0.5. High Non-HDL-C (OR = 1.633(1.025-2.602)) and LCI (OR = 1.631(1.010-2.416)) at both baseline and follow-up resulted in a 63% increase in risk of annual decline rate in eGFR >1. CONCLUSION High Non-HDL-C, RC and the ratios of lipid indexes were more closely associated with early progression of kidney injury than the increase of traditional lipid indexes. These lipid indexes should be monitored, even in participants with normal traditional serum lipid levels.
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- Qi Zhai
- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
- School of Public Health, Baotou Medical College, Baotou, Inner Mongolia, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Departments of Medicine and Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Endocrinology, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China.
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
- Municipal Key Laboratory of Clinical Epidemiology, Beijing, China.
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Lin M, Li N, Heizhati M, Gan L, Zhu Q, Yao L, Li M, Yang W. Chinese Visceral Adiposity Index Is Associated With Incident Renal Damage in Patients With Hypertension and Abnormal Glucose Metabolism: A Longitudinal Study. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:910329. [PMID: 35909550 PMCID: PMC9329673 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.910329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate the association between Chinese visceral adiposity index (CVAI) and incident renal damage and compared its predictive power with that of other visceral obesity indices in patients with hypertension and abnormal glucose metabolism (AGM). METHODS This retrospective cohort consecutively included patients with hypertension and AGM who did not have renal damage at baseline. Renal damage was defined using the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine protein. Multivariable Cox regression analysis was used to evaluate the association between CVAI and incident renal damage. Restricted cubic splines were used to determine the shape of the association. The predictive power of the CVAI was examined and directly compared with other indices, including the VAI, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR), using the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUC) and C-index. RESULTS In total, 2,033 patients with hypertension and AGM were included. During a median follow-up of 2.6 years, the incidence of renal damage was 31.5, 48.9, 56.8, and 67.5/1,000 person-years across the quartiles of CVAI. Compared with the first quartile, the risk of renal damage was higher in the second (hazard ratio (HR) = 1.36 [95% CI: 0.93-1.97]), third (HR = 1.57 [95% CI: 1.09-2.27]), and fourth (HR = 1.65 [95% CI: 1.11-2.44]) quartiles (p for trend = 0.011). A linear dose-response association was observed. Sensitivity and subgroup analyses confirmed the robustness and consistency of the results. In terms of predictive power, the CVAI had the highest AUC and C-index values. CONCLUSIONS CVAI is positively associated with renal damage risk in a linear dose-response pattern and has the best performance in predicting incident renal damage in patients with hypertension and AGM. The CVAI may serve as a reliable indicator for identifying patients at a high risk of renal damage.
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Lv S, Zhang H, Chen J, Shen Z, Zhu C, Gu Y, Yu X, Zhang D, Wang Y, Ding X, Zhang X. The effect of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio on the reduction of renal function: findings from China health and retirement longitudinal study (CHARLS). Lipids Health Dis 2021; 20:110. [PMID: 34544446 PMCID: PMC8454112 DOI: 10.1186/s12944-021-01542-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2021] [Accepted: 09/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Previous studies show that abnormal lipoprotein metabolism can increase the prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). This study prospectively investigated the association of triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio and renal dysfunction in the Chinese population. METHODS This longitudinal cohort research examined 7,316 participants (age range: 22-93) from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), including 6,560 individuals with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥ 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (normal renal function, NRF) group and 756 with eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (impaired renal function, IRF) group. In NRF group, reduction in renal function was defined as eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 at exit visit and in IRF group, it was defined as decline in eGFR category, average eGFR decline > 5 mL/min/1.73 m2 per year or > 30 % decrease in eGFR from baseline. RESULTS The study results showed that TG/HDL-C ratio was positively associated with the risk of renal function decline in the NRF group (OR 1.30, 95 %CI 1.03-1.65, P = 0.03) and the IRF group (OR 1.90, 95 %CI 1.21-3.23, P = 0.02) when adjusting for age, gender, obesity, diabetes, hypertension, waist circumference, drinking, smoking, history of heart disease and stroke, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol and eGFR category. Analysis of the IRF group indicated that relative to the group of TG/HDL-C < 1.60, the group of TG/HDL-C ≥ 2.97 had an increased risk for the decline of eGFR category (OR 1.89, 95 %CI 1.12-3.21, P = 0.02) and > 30 % decline in eGFR (OR 2.56, 95 %CI 1.05-6.38, P = 0.04). CONCLUSIONS The high TG/HDL-C ratio was an independent risk factor for declining renal function in the Chinese population.
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- Shiqi Lv
- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, No. 136 Medical College Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, No. 136 Medical College Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, No. 136 Medical College Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, No. 136 Medical College Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, No. 136 Medical College Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, No. 136 Medical College Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, 200032, Shanghai, China
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, No. 136 Medical College Road, 200032, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, 200032, Shanghai, China.
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- Department of Nephrology, Zhongshan Hospital, Fudan University, No. 180 Fenglin Road, 200032, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Medical Center of Kidney Disease, 200032, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Institute of Kidney and Dialysis, No. 136 Medical College Road, 200032, Shanghai, China.
- Shanghai Key Laboratory of Kidney and Blood Purification, 200032, Shanghai, China.
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Katsiki N, Dimitriadis GD, Mikhailidis DP. Serum Uric Acid and Diabetes: From Pathophysiology to Cardiovascular Disease. Curr Pharm Des 2021; 27:1941-1951. [PMID: 33397230 DOI: 10.2174/1381612827666210104124320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 14.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/13/2020] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Hyperuricemia, has been traditionally related to nephrolithiasis and gout. However, it has also been associated with the development of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and cardiometabolic and cardiovascular diseases. Pathophysiologically, elevated serum uric acid (SUA) levels may be associated with abnormal lipid and glucose metabolism. In this narrative review, we consider the associations between hyperuricemia, hyperglycemia, atherosclerosis and thrombosis. Furthermore, we comment on the available evidence linking elevated SUA levels with the incidence and outcomes of coronary heart disease, stroke, peripheral artery disease and non-alcoholic fatty liver in subjects with T2DM. The effects of antidiabetic drugs (e.g. metformin, pioglitazone, sulfonylureas, dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors and insulin) on SUA concentrations are also reviewed.
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- Niki Katsiki
- First Department of Internal Medicine, Diabetes Center, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Royal Free Hospital campus, University College London Medical School, University College London (UCL), London NW3 2QG, United Kingdom
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Raikou VD, Kyriaki D, Gavriil S. Triglycerides to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio Predicts Chronic Renal Disease in Patients without Diabetes Mellitus (STELLA Study). J Cardiovasc Dev Dis 2020; 7:jcdd7030028. [PMID: 32752179 PMCID: PMC7570173 DOI: 10.3390/jcdd7030028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2020] [Revised: 07/11/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The triglycerides to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (TG/HDL-C) ratio has been included in the potential indices for atherosclerosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this study, we addressed the role of the TG/HDL-C ratio on CKD prediction defined by both classified estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and classified urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) in non-diabetic participants. METHODS One hundred and eighty-three subjects with a mean age 67.3 ± 15.6 years old were included. Our participants were classified in both eGFR and UACR categories according to the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes 2012 criteria. Estimated pulse wave velocity (ePWV) was calculated using an equation from age and mean blood pressure. The TG/HDL-C ratio was calculated. X2 tests and adjusted models were applied using confounders. RESULTS The TG/HDL-C ratio was inversely associated with eGFR and positively with both UACR and ePWV. We divided our patients in two groups according to the found ROC curve of the TG/HDL-C ratio cut-off point, either with an eGFR of less or more than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. X2 tests showed significant association between the high TG/HDL-C ratio and classified eGFR, and classified UACR and hypertension (x2 = 24.5, p = 0.001, x2 = 12.5, p = 0.002 and x2 = 12.6, p = 0.001, respectively). The adjusted model showed the high TG/HDL-C ratio to be an independent predictor for both a low eGFR and UACR (OR = 1.5, 1.2-1.9 and OR = 1.22, 1.02-1.47, respectively) in combination with old age and hypertension. CONCLUSION The TG/HDL-C ratio was revealed to be a potential predictor for both a low eGFR and micro/macroalbuminuria in non-diabetic patients. The arterial stiffening was included in the main underlying pathophysiological mechanisms.
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- Vaia D. Raikou
- . Department of Nephrology, Doctors’ Hospital, 26 Kefallinias, Athens 11257, Greece
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +30-21-0821-2000; Fax: +30-21-0821-8228
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, General Hospital “LAΪKO”, Athens 11527, Greece;
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- Department of of Bariatric Surgery, Doctors’ Hospital, 26 Kefallinias, Athens 11257, Greece;
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