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Iversen E, Christensen KM, Walls AB, Eickhoff MK, von Scholten BJ, Frimodt-Møller M, Hansen TW, Persson F, Rossing P, Rotbain Curovic V, Houlind MB. Performance of new and panel CKD-EPI equations in European adults with type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Obes Metab 2024; 26:2501-2504. [PMID: 38449081 DOI: 10.1111/dom.15536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/02/2024] [Revised: 02/13/2024] [Accepted: 02/18/2024] [Indexed: 03/08/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Esben Iversen
- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- The Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
- Novo Nordisk A/S, Data Science, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Department of Health Science and Technology, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- The Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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Siddique SM, Tipton K, Leas B, Jepson C, Aysola J, Cohen JB, Flores E, Harhay MO, Schmidt H, Weissman GE, Fricke J, Treadwell JR, Mull NK. The Impact of Health Care Algorithms on Racial and Ethnic Disparities : A Systematic Review. Ann Intern Med 2024; 177:484-496. [PMID: 38467001 DOI: 10.7326/m23-2960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/13/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND There is increasing concern for the potential impact of health care algorithms on racial and ethnic disparities. PURPOSE To examine the evidence on how health care algorithms and associated mitigation strategies affect racial and ethnic disparities. DATA SOURCES Several databases were searched for relevant studies published from 1 January 2011 to 30 September 2023. STUDY SELECTION Using predefined criteria and dual review, studies were screened and selected to determine: 1) the effect of algorithms on racial and ethnic disparities in health and health care outcomes and 2) the effect of strategies or approaches to mitigate racial and ethnic bias in the development, validation, dissemination, and implementation of algorithms. DATA EXTRACTION Outcomes of interest (that is, access to health care, quality of care, and health outcomes) were extracted with risk-of-bias assessment using the ROBINS-I (Risk Of Bias In Non-randomised Studies - of Interventions) tool and adapted CARE-CPM (Critical Appraisal for Racial and Ethnic Equity in Clinical Prediction Models) equity extension. DATA SYNTHESIS Sixty-three studies (51 modeling, 4 retrospective, 2 prospective, 5 prepost studies, and 1 randomized controlled trial) were included. Heterogenous evidence on algorithms was found to: a) reduce disparities (for example, the revised kidney allocation system), b) perpetuate or exacerbate disparities (for example, severity-of-illness scores applied to critical care resource allocation), and/or c) have no statistically significant effect on select outcomes (for example, the HEART Pathway [history, electrocardiogram, age, risk factors, and troponin]). To mitigate disparities, 7 strategies were identified: removing an input variable, replacing a variable, adding race, adding a non-race-based variable, changing the racial and ethnic composition of the population used in model development, creating separate thresholds for subpopulations, and modifying algorithmic analytic techniques. LIMITATION Results are mostly based on modeling studies and may be highly context-specific. CONCLUSION Algorithms can mitigate, perpetuate, and exacerbate racial and ethnic disparities, regardless of the explicit use of race and ethnicity, but evidence is heterogeneous. Intentionality and implementation of the algorithm can impact the effect on disparities, and there may be tradeoffs in outcomes. PRIMARY FUNDING SOURCE Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research.
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- Shazia Mehmood Siddique
- Division of Gastroenterology, University of Pennsylvania; Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania; and Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (S.M.S.)
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- ECRI-Penn Medicine Evidence-based Practice Center, ECRI, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania (K.T., C.J., J.R.T.)
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- Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.L., E.F., J.F.)
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- ECRI-Penn Medicine Evidence-based Practice Center, ECRI, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania (K.T., C.J., J.R.T.)
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- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Pennsylvania; and Penn Medicine Center for Health Equity Advancement, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (J.A.)
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- Division of Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension, University of Pennsylvania; and Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (J.B.C.)
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- Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.L., E.F., J.F.)
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- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Penn Medicine; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (M.O.H.)
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- Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (H.S.)
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- Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania; Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University of Pennsylvania; and Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (G.E.W.)
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- Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Penn Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (B.L., E.F., J.F.)
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- ECRI-Penn Medicine Evidence-based Practice Center, ECRI, Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania (K.T., C.J., J.R.T.)
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- Center for Evidence-Based Practice, Penn Medicine; and Division of Hospital Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (N.K.M.)
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Fino NF, Adingwupu OM, Coresh J, Greene T, Haaland B, Shlipak MG, Costa E Silva VT, Kalil R, Mindikoglu AL, Furth SL, Seegmiller JC, Levey AS, Inker LA. Evaluation of novel candidate filtration markers from a global metabolomic discovery for glomerular filtration rate estimation. Kidney Int 2024; 105:582-592. [PMID: 38006943 PMCID: PMC10932836 DOI: 10.1016/j.kint.2023.11.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2023] [Revised: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/27/2023]
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Creatinine and cystatin-C are recommended for estimating glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) but accuracy is suboptimal. Here, using untargeted metabolomics data, we sought to identify candidate filtration markers for a new targeted assay using a novel approach based on their maximal joint association with measured GFR (mGFR) and with flexibility to consider their biological properties. We analyzed metabolites measured in seven diverse studies encompasing 2,851 participants on the Metabolon H4 platform that had Pearson correlations with log mGFR and used a stepwise approach to develop models to < -0.5 estimate mGFR with and without inclusion of creatinine that enabled selection of candidate markers. In total, 456 identified metabolites were present in all studies, and 36 had correlations with mGFR < -0.5. A total of 2,225 models were developed that included these metabolites; all with lower root mean square errors and smaller coefficients for demographic variables compared to estimates using untargeted creatinine. Seventeen metabolites were chosen, including 12 new candidate filtration markers. The selected metabolites had strong associations with mGFR and little dependence on demographic factors. Candidate metabolites were identified with maximal joint association with mGFR and minimal dependence on demographic variables across many varied clinical settings. These metabolites are excreted in urine and represent diverse metabolic pathways and tubular handling. Thus, our data can be used to select metabolites for a multi-analyte eGFR determination assay using mass spectrometry that potentially offers better accuracy and is less prone to non-GFR determinants than the current eGFR biomarkers.
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- Nora F Fino
- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Department of Population Health, NYU Langone, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Division of Biostatistics, Department of Population Health Sciences, University of Utah Health, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
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- Kidney Health Research Collaborative, San Francisco Veterans Affair Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California, USA
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- Serviço de Nefrologia, Instituto do Câncer do Estado de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Laboratório de Investigação Médica 16, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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- Margaret M. and Albert B. Alkek Department of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA; Michael E. DeBakey Department of Surgery, Division of Abdominal Transplantation, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, and the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
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Inker LA, Tighiouart H, Adingwupu OM, Ng DK, Estrella MM, Maahs D, Yang W, Froissart M, Mauer M, Kalil R, Torres V, de Borst M, Klintmalm G, Poggio ED, Seegmiller JC, Rossing P, Furth SL, Warady BA, Schwartz GJ, Velez R, Coresh J, Levey AS. Performance of GFR Estimating Equations in Young Adults. Am J Kidney Dis 2024; 83:272-276. [PMID: 37717845 PMCID: PMC11080956 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2023] [Revised: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 06/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/19/2023]
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- Lesley A Inker
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
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- Institute for Clinical Research and Health Policy Studies, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts; Tufts Clinical and Translational Science Institute, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, San Francisco VA Health Care System and University of California, San Francisco, California
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- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Pediatrics, and Stanford Diabetes Research Center, Stanford School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California
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- Departments of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Clinical Trial Unit, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Divisions of Pediatric and Adult Nephrology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
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- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Steno Diabetes Center Copenhagen and the Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Pediatrics, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and Division of Nephrology, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Pediatric Nephrology, Children's Mercy Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri
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- Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Nephrology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology, John Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Adingwupu OM, Barbosa ER, Palevsky PM, Vassalotti JA, Levey AS, Inker LA. Cystatin C as a GFR Estimation Marker in Acute and Chronic Illness: A Systematic Review. Kidney Med 2023; 5:100727. [PMID: 37928862 PMCID: PMC10623366 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2023.100727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
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Rationale & Objective Creatinine-based GFR estimating (eGFRcr) equations may be inaccurate in populations with acute or chronic illness. The accuracy of GFR equations that use cystatin C (eGFRcys) or creatinine-cystatin C (eGFRcr-cys) is not well studied in these populations. Study Design A systematic review of original articles identified from PubMed and expert sources. Two reviewers screened articles independently and identified those meeting inclusion criteria. Setting & Study Populations Adults and children with acute or chronic illness. Selection Criteria for Studies Studies published since 2011 that compared performance of eGFRcr, eGFRcys, and eGFRcr-cys relative to measured GFR (mGFR), used standardized assays for creatinine or cystatin C, and used eGFR equations developed using such assays. Studies of ambulatory clinical populations or research studies in populations with only CKD, kidney transplant recipients, only diabetes, kidney donor candidates, and community-based cohorts were excluded. Data Extraction Data extracted from full text. Analytical Approach Bias and percentages of estimates within 30% of mGFR (P30) of eGFR compared with mGFR were evaluated. Results Of the 179 citations, 26 studies met the inclusion criteria: 24 in adults and 2 in children in clinical populations with cancer (n=5), HIV (n=5), cirrhosis (n=3), liver transplant (n=3), heart failure (n=2), neuromuscular diseases (n=1) critical illness (n=5), and obesity (n=2). In general, eGFRcr-cys had greater accuracy than eGFRcr or eGFRcys equations among study populations with cancer, HIV, and obesity, but did not perform consistently better in cirrhosis, liver transplant, heart failure, neuromuscular disease, and critical illness. Limitations Participants were selected because of concern for inaccurate eGFRcr, which may bias results. Most studies had small sample sizes, limiting generalizability. Conclusions eGFRcr-cys improves GFR estimation in populations with a variety of acute and chronic illnesses, providing indications for cystatin C measurement. Performance was poor in many studies, suggesting the need for more frequent mGFR. Plain-Language Summary Kidney function, specifically glomerular filtration rate (GFR), estimated using creatinine (eGFRcr) is often inaccurate in people with acute and chronic illness. The accuracy of estimates using cystatin C alone (eGFRcys) or together with creatinine (eGFRcr-cys) is not well studied in these populations. We conducted a systematic review to address the knowledge gap. Of the 179 papers reviewed, we identified 26 studies in clinical populations with cancer (n=5); HIV (n=5); cirrhosis (n=3); liver transplant (n=3); heart failure (n=2); neuromuscular disease (n=1); critical illness (n=5); and obesity (n=2). In general, eGFRcr-cys improved the GFR estimation in HIV, cancer, and obesity, providing indications for cystatin C measurement. Performance was poor in many studies, suggesting the need for more frequent measured GFR.
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- Ogechi M. Adingwupu
- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Renal Section, Medical Service, Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System, Pittsburgh, PA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY; National Kidney Foundation, Inc, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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Iversen E, Bengaard AK, Leegaard Andersen A, Tavenier J, Nielsen RL, Juul-Larsen HG, Jørgensen LM, Bornæs O, Jawad BN, Aharaz A, Walls AB, Kallemose T, Dalhoff K, Nehlin JO, Hornum M, Feldt-Rasmussen B, Damgaard M, Andersen O, Houlind MB. Performance of Panel-Estimated GFR Among Hospitalized Older Adults. Am J Kidney Dis 2023; 82:715-724. [PMID: 37516299 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/29/2022] [Revised: 04/16/2023] [Accepted: 05/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/31/2023]
Abstract
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE Older adults represent nearly half of all hospitalized patients and are vulnerable to inappropriate dosing of medications eliminated through the kidneys. However, few studies in this population have evaluated the performance of equations for estimating the glomerular filtration rate (GFR)-particularly those that incorporate multiple filtration markers. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional diagnostic test substudy of a randomized clinical trial. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS Adults≥65 years of age presenting to the emergency department of Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre in Hvidovre, Denmark, between October 2018 and April 2021. TESTS COMPARED Measured GFR (mGFR) determined using 99mTc-DTPA plasma clearance compared with estimated GFR (eGFR) calculated using 6 different equations based on creatinine; 3 based on creatinine and cystatin C combined; and 2 based on panels of markers including creatinine, cystatin C, β-trace protein (BTP) and/or β2-microglobulin (B2M). OUTCOME The performance of each eGFR equation compared with mGFR with respect to bias, relative bias, inaccuracy (1-P30), and root mean squared error (RMSE). RESULTS We assessed eGFR performance for 106 patients (58% female, median age 78.3 years, median mGFR 62.9mL/min/1.73m2). Among the creatinine-based equations, the 2009 CKD-EPIcr equation yielded the smallest relative bias (+4.2%). Among the creatinine-cystatin C combination equations, the 2021 CKD-EPIcomb equation yielded the smallest relative bias (-3.4%), inaccuracy (3.8%), and RMSE (0.139). Compared with the 2021 CKD-EPIcomb, the CKD-EPIpanel equation yielded a smaller RMSE (0.136) but larger relative bias (-4.0%) and inaccuracy (5.7%). LIMITATIONS Only White patients were included; only a subset of patients from the original clinical trial underwent GFR measurement; and filtration marker concentration can be affected by subclinical changes in volume status. CONCLUSIONS The 2009 CKD-EPIcr, 2021 CKD-EPIcomb, and CKD-EPIpanel equations performed best and notably outperformed their respective full-age spectrum equations. The addition of cystatin C to creatinine-based equations improved performance, while the addition of BTP and/or B2M yielded minimal improvement. FUNDING Grants from public sector industry (Amgros I/S) and government (Capital Region of Denmark). TRIAL REGISTRATION Registered at ClinicalTrials.gov with registration number NCT03741283. PLAIN-LANGUAGE SUMMARY Inaccurate kidney function assessment can lead to medication errors, a common cause of hospitalization and early readmission among older adults. Several novel methods have been developed to estimate kidney function based on a panel of kidney function markers that can be measured from a single blood sample. We evaluated the accuracy of these new methods (relative to a gold standard method) among 106 hospitalized older adults. We found that kidney function estimates combining 2 markers (creatinine and cystatin C) were highly accurate and noticeably more accurate than estimates based on creatinine alone. Estimates incorporating additional markers such as β-trace protein and β2-microglobulin did not further improve accuracy.
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- Esben Iversen
- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre.
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre
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- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, Copenhagen University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg, Copenhagen; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre
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- Department of Nephrology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
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- Department of Nephrology, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre; Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen; Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
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Kasozi RN, Meeusen JW, Lieske JC. Estimating glomerular filtration rate with new equations: can one size ever fit all? Crit Rev Clin Lab Sci 2023; 60:549-559. [PMID: 37259709 PMCID: PMC10592396 DOI: 10.1080/10408363.2023.2214812] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2023] [Revised: 04/25/2023] [Accepted: 05/13/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
Abstract
Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is thought to be the best overall indicator of kidney health. On an individual patient basis, a working knowledge of GFR is important to understand the future risk for chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, enhanced risk for cardiovascular disease and death, and for optimal medical management including the dosing of certain drugs. Although GFR can be directly measured using exogenous compounds that are eliminated by the kidney, these methods are not scalable for repeated and routine use in clinical care. Thus, in most circumstances GFR is estimated, termed estimated GFR (eGFR), using serum biomarkers that are eliminated by the kidney. Of these, serum creatinine, and to a lesser extent cystatin C, are most widely employed. However, the resulting number is simply a population average for an individual of that age and sex with a given serum creatinine and/or cystatin C, while the range of potential GFR values is actually quite large. Thus, it is important to consider characteristics of a given patient that might make this estimate better or worse in a particular case. In some circumstances, cystatin C or creatinine might be the better choice. Ultimately it is difficult, if not impossible, to have an eGFR equation that performs equally well in all populations. Thus, in certain cases it might be appropriate to directly measure GFR for high consequence medical decision-making, such as approval for kidney donation or prior to certain chemotherapeutic regimens. In all cases, the eGFR thresholds of CKD stage should not be viewed as absolute numbers. Thus, clinical care should not be determined solely by CKD stage as determined by eGFR alone, but rather by the combination of an individual patient's likely kidney function together with their current clinical situation.
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- Ramla N. Kasozi
- Department of Family Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology and Hypertension Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
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Kure N, Krogstrup NV, Oltean M, Jespersen B, Birn H, Nielsen MB. β-Trace Protein and β2-Microglobulin do not Improve Estimation of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Kidney Transplant Recipients Compared With Creatinine and Cystatin C. Transplant Proc 2023; 55:2071-2078. [PMID: 37806869 DOI: 10.1016/j.transproceed.2023.08.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/16/2023] [Indexed: 10/10/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Reliable estimates of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are important for detecting changes in graft function in kidney transplant recipients. Current eGFR equations are based on plasma creatinine and/or cystatin C; however, these are associated with significant bias. This study investigated if equations based on β-trace protein (BTP) and β2-microglobulin (B2M) performed better than the 2021 Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equations based on creatinine and cystatin C among kidney transplant recipients. METHODS We included samples and data from the clinical trial CONTEXT. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was measured by plasma clearance of an exogenous marker. The eGFR was calculated using the CKD-EPI equations for estimating GFR from BTP and/or B2M and the 2021 CKD-EPI creatinine and creatinine-cystatin C equations. The GFR estimates were evaluated 3 (n = 82) and 12 (n = 64) months after transplant using mean bias, precision, and accuracy. Furthermore, we analyzed the ability of the equations to correctly classify the direction of changes in measured GFR from 3 to 12 months. RESULTS Among the BTP- and B2M-based equations, the combined eGFR-BTP-B2M performed best with respect to precision (SD = 7.64 mL/min/1.73 m2) and accuracy (±10% from measured GFR = 36%). The eGFR-BTP-B2M and the eGFR-creatinine-cystatin C (2021) performed similarly when comparing precision, accuracy, and residuals (P = .481). The BTP- and/or B2M-based equations did not perform better than the eGFR-creatinine-cystatin C (2021) in correctly classifying the direction of changes in measured GFR from 3 to 12 months. CONCLUSIONS β-trace protein and/or B2M do not improve the estimation of GFR when compared with creatinine- and cystatin C-based 2021 CKD-EPI equations.
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- Nathalie Kure
- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Renal Medicine, Copenhagen University Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- The Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark.
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Erratum Regarding "A New Panel-Estimated GFR, Including β(2)-Microglobulin and β-Trace Protein and Not Including Race, Developed in a Diverse Population" [Am J Kidney Dis. 2021;77(5):673-683]. Am J Kidney Dis 2023; 82:378-9. [PMID: 37612005 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2023.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/25/2023]
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Williams P. Retaining Race in Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosis and Treatment. Cureus 2023; 15:e45054. [PMID: 37701164 PMCID: PMC10495104 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.45054] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/14/2023] Open
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The best overall measure of kidney function is glomerular filtration rate (GFR) as commonly estimated from serum creatinine concentrations (eGFRcr) using formulas that correct for the higher average creatinine concentrations in Blacks. After two decades of use, these formulas have come under scrutiny for estimating GFR differently in Blacks and non-Blacks. Discussions of whether to include race (Black vs. non-Black) in the calculation of eGFRcr fail to acknowledge that the original race-based eGFRcr provided the same CKD treatment recommendations for Blacks and non-Blacks based on directly (exogenously) measured GFR. Nevertheless, the National Kidney Foundation and the American Society of Nephrology Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease removed race in CKD treatment guidelines and pushed for the immediate adoption of a race-free eGFRcr formula by physicians and clinical laboratories. This formula is projected to negate CKD in 5.51 million White and other non-Black adults and reclassify CKD to less severe stages in another 4.59 million non-Blacks, in order to expand treatment eligibility to 434,000 Blacks not previously diagnosed and to 584,000 Blacks previously diagnosed with less severe CKD. This review examines: 1) the validity of the arguments for removing the original race correction, and 2) the performance of the proposed replacement formula. Excluding race in the derivation of eGFRcr changed the statistical bias from +3.7 to -3.6 ml/min/1.73m2 in Blacks and from +0.5 to +3.9 in non-Blacks, i.e., promoting CKD diagnosis in Blacks at the cost of restricting diagnosis in non-Blacks. By doing so, the revised eGFRcr greatly exaggerates the purported racial disparity in CKD burden. Claims that the revised formulas identify heretofore undiagnosed CKD in Blacks are not supported when studies that used kidney failure replacement therapy and mortality are interpreted as proxies for baseline CKD. Alternatively, a race-stratified eGFRcr (i.e., separate equations for Blacks and non-Blacks) would provide the least biased eGFRcr for both Blacks and non-Blacks and the best medical treatment for all patients.
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- Paul Williams
- Life Sciences, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, USA
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Iversen E, Walls AB, Petersen A, Jensen PS, Kallemose T, Andersen A, Nielsen RL, Bengaard AK, Juul-Larsen HG, Bornaes O, Damgaard M, Andersen O, Tavenier J, Houlind MB. Estimated glomerular filtration rate based on creatinine, cystatin C, β-trace protein and β2 microglobulin in patients undergoing nontraumatic lower extremity amputation. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2023; 89:1789-1798. [PMID: 36511684 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.15639] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2022] [Revised: 10/28/2022] [Accepted: 12/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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AIMS The study's aim is to compare current and new equations for estimating glomerular filtration rate (GFR) based on creatinine, cystatin C, β-trace protein (BTP) and β2 microglobulin (B2M) among patients undergoing major amputation. METHODS This is a secondary analysis of data from a prospective cohort study investigating patients undergoing nontraumatic lower extremity amputation. Estimated GFR (eGFR) was calculated using equations based on creatinine (eGFRcre[2009] and eGFRcre[2021]), cystatin C (eGFRcys), the combination of creatinine and cystatin C (eGFRcomb[2012] and eGFRcomb[2021]) or a panel of all 4 filtration markers (eGFRpanel). Primary outcome was changed in eGFR across amputation according to each equation. Two case studies of prior amputation with GFR measured by 99mTc-DTPA clearance are described to illustrate the relative accuracies of each eGFR equation. RESULTS Analysis of the primary outcome included 29 patients (median age 75 years, 31% female). Amputation was associated with a significant decrease in creatinine concentration (-0.09 mg/dL, P = 0.004), corresponding to a significant increase in eGFRcre[2009] (+6.1 mL/min, P = 0.006) and eGFRcre[2021] (+6.3 mL/min, P = 0.006). Change across amputation was not significant for cystatin C, BTP, B2M or equations incorporating these markers (all P > 0.05). In both case studies, eGFRcre[2021] yielded the largest positive bias, eGFRcys yielded the largest negative bias and eGFRcomb[2012] and eGFRcomb[2021] yielded the smallest absolute bias. CONCLUSION Creatinine-based estimates were substantially higher than cystatin C-based estimates before amputation and significantly increased across amputation. Estimates combining creatinine and cystatin were stable across amputation, while the addition of BTP and B2M is unlikely to be clinically relevant.
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- Esben Iversen
- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- The Research Unit of Orthopedic Nursing, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- The Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Physiology and Nuclear Medicine, Centre for Functional and Diagnostic Imaging and Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Emergency Department, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital Amager & Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
- The Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
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Xiang ST, Cao Y, Dong J, Li C, Duan Y, Li X, Qiu J. Association of urine phthalate metabolites levels with kidney function in 1610 US adolescents. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int 2023:10.1007/s11356-023-27389-0. [PMID: 37148507 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-023-27389-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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Phthalates are widely used as plasticizer or fragrance ingredients in various consumer products worldwide. However, evidence for the overall effects of mixed exposure to phthalate on kidney function has not been widely investigated. The purpose of this article was to assess the association of urine phthalate metabolite levels and kidney injury parameters in adolescents. We used data from the combined 2007-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). We fitted weighted linear regressions and Bayesian kernel machine regressions (BKMR) models to explore the association of urinary phthalate metabolites with four parameters of kidney function after adjusting for covariates. Weighted linear regression models showed that MiBP (β = 8.057; PFDR = 0.016) was significantly positively associated with eGFR and MEP (β = -0.799; PFDR < 0.001) was significantly negatively correlated with BUN. BKMR analysis showed that the higher the concentration of phthalate metabolite mixture, the higher eGFR in adolescents. Based on the results of these two models, our findings revealed that mixed exposure to phthalates was associated with elevated eGFR in adolescents. However, as the study is cross-sectional, reverse causality is possible, and altered kidney function may impact the concentration of phthalate metabolites in urine.
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- Shi-Ting Xiang
- Hunan Children's Research Institute (HCRI), Hunan Children's Hospital, 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007, China
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- Hunan Children's Research Institute (HCRI), Hunan Children's Hospital, 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007, China
- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Hunan Children's Research Institute (HCRI), Hunan Children's Hospital, 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, 110 Xiangya Road, Changsha, 410078, China
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- Hunan Children's Research Institute (HCRI), Hunan Children's Hospital, 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007, China
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- Hunan Children's Research Institute (HCRI), Hunan Children's Hospital, 86 Ziyuan Road, Changsha, 410007, China.
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Eneanya ND, Adingwupu OM, Kostelanetz S, Norris KC, Greene T, Lewis JB, Beddhu S, Boucher R, Miao S, Chaudhari J, Levey AS, Inker LA. Social Determinants of Health and Their Impact on the Black Race Coefficient in Serum Creatinine-Based Estimation of GFR: Secondary Analysis of MDRD and CRIC Studies. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol 2023; 18:446-454. [PMID: 36723299 PMCID: PMC10103283 DOI: 10.2215/cjn.0000000000000109] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2022] [Accepted: 01/20/2023] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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BACKGROUND The cause for differences in serum creatinine between Black and non-Black individuals incorporated into prior GFR-estimating equations is not understood. We explored whether social determinants of health can account for this difference. METHODS We conducted a secondary analysis of baseline data of the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort studies ( N =1628 and 1423, respectively). Data in both study cohorts were stratified by race (Black versus non-Black). We first evaluated the extent to which the coefficient of Black race in estimating GFR from creatinine is explained by correlations of race with social determinants of health and non-GFR determinants of creatinine. Second, we evaluated whether the difference between race groups in adjusted mean creatinine can be explained by social determinants of health and non-GFR determinants of creatinine. RESULTS In models regressing measured GFR on creatinine, age, sex, and race, the coefficient for Black race was 21% (95% confidence interval, 0.176 to 0.245) in Modification of Diet in Renal Disease and 13% (95% confidence interval, 0.097 to 0.155) in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort and was not attenuated by the addition of social determinants of health, alone or in combination. In both studies, the coefficient for Black race was larger at lower versus higher income levels. In models, regressing creatinine on measured GFR, age, and sex, mean creatinine was higher in Black versus non-Black participants in both studies, with no effect of social determinants of health. CONCLUSIONS Adjustment for selected social determinants of health did not influence the relationship between Black race and creatinine-based estimated GFR.
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- Nwamaka D. Eneanya
- Department of Medicine, Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California
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- Division of Epidemiology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology & Hypertension, University of Utah Health Sciences, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Zhang L, Wang T, Shen Y, Luo L, Xu G, Xie L. Increased Plasma Homocysteine Levels Are Associated with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients with Normal Renal Function. Kidney Blood Press Res 2023; 48:277-286. [PMID: 36996765 DOI: 10.1159/000529903] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2022] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 04/01/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Renal function has an important bearing on plasma homocysteine levels. Plasma homocysteine is related to left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). However, it remains unclear whether the association between plasma homocysteine levels and LVH is influenced by renal function. This study aimed to investigate relationships among left ventricular mass index (LVMI), plasma homocysteine levels, and renal function in a population from southern China. METHODS A cross-sectional study was performed in 2,464 patients from June 2016 to July 2021. Patients were divided into three groups based on gender-specific tertiles of homocysteine levels. LVMI ≥115 g/m2 for man or ≥95 g/m2 for woman was defined as LVH. RESULTS LVMI and the percentage of LVH were increased, while estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was decreased with the increase in homocysteine levels, both significantly. Multivariate stepwise regression analysis showed that eGFR and homocysteine were independently associated with LVMI in patients with hypertension. No correlation was observed between homocysteine and LVMI in patients without hypertension. Stratified by eGFR, further analysis confirmed homocysteine was independently associated with LVMI (β = 0.126, t = 4.333, p < 0.001) only in hypertensive patients with eGFR ≥90 mL/(min·1.73 m2), not with 60≤ eGFR <90 mL/(min·1.73 m2). Multivariate logistic regression indicated that in hypertensive patients with eGFR ≥90 mL/(min·1.73 m2), the patients in high tertile of homocysteine levels had a nearly twofold increased risk of occurring LVH compared with those in low tertile (high tertile: OR = 2.780, 95% CI: 1.945-3.975, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION Plasma homocysteine levels were independently associated with LVMI in hypertensive patients with normal eGFR.
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- Lingyu Zhang
- Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China,
- Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Hypertension Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China,
- Fujian Hypertension Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China,
- Department of International Medical Services, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China,
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- Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Hypertension Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Hypertension Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of International Medical Services, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Hypertension Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Hypertension Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of International Medical Services, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Hypertension Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Hypertension Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of International Medical Services, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Hypertension Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Hypertension Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of International Medical Services, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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- Department of General Practice, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Provincial Clinical Research Center for Geriatric Hypertension Disease, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Fujian Hypertension Research Institute, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of International Medical Services, National Regional Medical Center, Binhai Campus of the First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
- Department of Geriatrics, The First Affiliated Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China
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Ballew SH, Zhou L, Surapaneni A, Grams ME, Windham BG, Selvin E, Coresh J, Miao S, Inker LA, Levey AS. A Novel Creatinine Muscle Index Based on Creatinine Filtration: Associations with Frailty and Mortality. J Am Soc Nephrol 2023; 34:495-504. [PMID: 36735317 PMCID: PMC10103307 DOI: 10.1681/asn.0000000000000037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 11/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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SIGNIFICANCE STATEMENT Low muscle mass is related to frailty and increased mortality in older adults. However, muscle mass is not easily assessed in routine clinical practice. This paper describes a novel creatinine muscle index (CMI) on the basis of serum creatinine and cystatin C. CMI was moderately associated with frailty among older adults. A significantly higher proportion of individuals with weak grip strength were in the lowest tertile of CMI. The index was also associated with mortality. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that creatinine filtration may be an index of muscle mass, which may have utility in clinical practice. BACKGROUND Low muscle mass is related to frailty and increased mortality in older adults. However, muscle mass is not easily assessed in routine clinical practice. METHODS This study describes a novel creatinine muscle index (CMI) on the basis of serum creatinine and cystatin C in a community-based sample of older adults from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study. Analyses included 4639 participants who attended visit 5 (2011-2013) and 12,786 participants who attended visit 2 (1990-1992). CMI was defined as creatinine filtration (the product of serum creatinine times eGFR on the basis of cystatin C) and was analyzed in sex-specific tertiles. Cross-sectional associations of CMI with a frailty trichotomy, defined by the number (robust [0]/prefrail [1-2]/frail [3-5]) of five frailty components (weight loss, slowness, exhaustion, weakness, and low physical activity), were studied using polychotomous logistic regression and binary logistic regression with each frailty component. Cox regression was used to estimate associations of CMI at visit 5 and visit 2 with mortality. Models were adjusted for demographics, clinical variables, and comorbid conditions. RESULTS CMI (tertile 1 versus 3) was moderately associated with frailty (visit 5: adjusted odds ratio 4.23 [95% confidence interval (CI), 2.02 to 8.87] in men and 2.34 [95% CI, 1.41 to 3.89] in women) and with mortality (visit 5: adjusted hazard ratio 1.45 [95% CI, 1.08 to 1.94] in men and 1.55 [95% CI, 1.13 to 2.12] in women; similar results were seen at visit 2). CONCLUSION Lower CMI was associated with frailty and increased mortality, two clinical outcomes known to be associated with decreased muscle mass. Creatinine filtration may be an index of muscle mass and have utility in clinical practice, particularly at low levels.
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- Shoshana H. Ballew
- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
- Department of Medicine, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York, New York
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- Division of Geriatrics, Department of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland
- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Iversen E, Boesby L, Hansen D, Houlind MB. Comparison of 24-hour urinary creatinine clearance and estimated glomerular filtration rate based on a panel of filtration markers in patients with chronic kidney disease. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2022; 10:e01002. [PMID: 36069238 PMCID: PMC9449817 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.1002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2022] [Accepted: 07/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Diagnosis and management of chronic kidney disease (CKD) requires accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate (GFR). In practice, GFR is typically estimated by equations based on creatinine concentration in blood, but creatinine is affected by non-GFR factors such as age and sex. Alternative filtration markers such as cystatin C, beta-trace protein (BTP), and beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) may be less dependent on age and sex, but equations combining these markers have not been investigated in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). In this cross-sectional study of 50 patients with CKD stage 3-4, we compared kidney function estimates based on creatinine, cystatin C, BTP, B2M, or a combination of markers. Compared to the creatinine/cystatin C combination equation, the panel equation yielded a mean difference of only 2.8 ml/min/1.73 m2 , indicating that switching to the panel equation would be unlikely to affect management.
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- Esben Iversen
- Department of Clinical ResearchCopenhagen University Hospital Amager and HvidovreHvidovreDenmark
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount SinaiNew YorkNew YorkUSA
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- Department of NephrologyCopenhagen University Hospital Herlev and GentofteCopenhagenDenmark
- Department of Internal MedicineZealand University Hospital RoskildeRoskildeDenmark
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- Department of NephrologyCopenhagen University Hospital Herlev and GentofteCopenhagenDenmark
- Department of Clinical MedicineUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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- Department of Clinical ResearchCopenhagen University Hospital Amager and HvidovreHvidovreDenmark
- Capital Region PharmacyHerlevDenmark
- Department of Drug Design and PharmacologyUniversity of CopenhagenCopenhagenDenmark
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Gansevoort RT, Anders HJ, Cozzolino M, Fliser D, Fouque D, Ortiz A, Soler MJ, Wanner C. What should European nephrology do with the new CKD-EPI equation? Nephrol Dial Transplant 2022; 38:1-6. [PMID: 36069913 PMCID: PMC9869851 DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfac254] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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- Renal Division, Hospital of the Ludwig Maximilans University, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Health Sciences, University of Milan, Renal Division, ASST Santi Paolo e Carlo, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Internal Medicine IV, Renal and Hypertensive Disease, University Medical Center, Homburg, Saar, Germany
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Centre Hospitalier Lyon-Sud, Pierre-Benite, University of Lyon, France
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- Department of Nephrology, IIS-Fundacion Jimenez Diaz- UAM, Madrid, Spain,Department of Medicine, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Nephrology, Hospital Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Internal Medicine I and Comprehensive Heart Failure Center, University Hospital Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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Ali A. Living Kidney Donation: Glomerular Filtration Rate-Based Donor Selection Criteria. EXP CLIN TRANSPLANT 2022; 20:65-69. [DOI: 10.6002/ect.donorsymp.2022.o5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Trans JG, Krogstrup NV, Oltean M, Jespersen B, Nielsen MB, Birn H. A comparison of four established GFR formulas to estimate measured GFR and changes in GFR in adult kidney transplant recipients. Scand J Clin Lab Invest 2022; 82:296-303. [PMID: 35697079 DOI: 10.1080/00365513.2022.2084697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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The accurate assessment of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) is important in the follow-up of kidney transplant recipients in order to identify graft dysfunction. A number of formulas have been proposed to calculate GFR from endogenous plasma markers such as creatinine or cystatin C since measuring GFR using exogenous markers is troublesome. This study compares and evaluates the ability of four different GFR formulas to estimate kidney graft function and to detect changes in GFR in kidney transplant recipients. The study included patients from the prospective, multicenter CONTEXT trial in kidney transplant recipients. GFR was measured using plasma clearance of 51Cr-EDTA and estimated using the MDRD, CKD-EPI Creatinine, CKD-EPI Cystatin C and CKD-EPI Cystatin C + Creatinine equations at three (n = 83) and twelve (n = 65) months post-transplantation. For each formula mean bias, precision, and accuracy were evaluated. The MDRD equation had the lowest mean bias (0.2 ml/min/1.73 m2), whereas the CKD-EPI Cystatin C + Creatinine equation had the highest precision (8 ml/min/1.73 m2). Accuracy at three months were similar for all equations (P30 > 80%) except for the CKD-EPI Cystatin C equation, which performed poorer (P30 = 55%). None of the formulas evaluated avoided misclassification of changes in GFR. The most optimal combination of precision and accuracy suggests the use of CKD-EPI Creatinine + Cystatin C equation in kidney transplant recipients.
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Nephrology, Copenhagen University Hospital, Kobenhavn, Denmark
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- The Transplant Institute, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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- Department of Renal Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark.,Department of Biomedicine, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark
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Gutiérrez OM, Sang Y, Grams ME, Ballew SH, Surapaneni A, Matsushita K, Go AS, Shlipak MG, Inker LA, Eneanya ND, Crews DC, Powe NR, Levey AS, Coresh J. Association of Estimated GFR Calculated Using Race-Free Equations With Kidney Failure and Mortality by Black vs Non-Black Race. JAMA 2022; 327:2306-2316. [PMID: 35667006 PMCID: PMC9171658 DOI: 10.1001/jama.2022.8801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/02/2021] [Accepted: 05/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Importance At a given estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), individuals who are Black have higher rates of mortality and kidney failure with replacement therapy (KFRT) compared with those who are non-Black. Whether the recently adopted eGFR equations without race preserve racial differences in risk of mortality and KFRT at a given eGFR is unknown. Objective To assess whether eGFR equations with and without race and cystatin C document racial differences in risk of KFRT and mortality in populations including Black and non-Black participants. Design, Setting, and Participants Retrospective individual-level data analysis of 62 011 participants from 5 general population and 3 chronic kidney disease (CKD) US-based cohorts with serum creatinine, cystatin C, and follow-up for KFRT and mortality from 1988 to 2018. Exposures Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation with serum creatinine (eGFRcr with and without race), cystatin C (eGFRcys without race), or both markers (eGFRcr-cys without race). Main Outcomes and Measures The prevalence of decreased eGFR at baseline and hazard ratios of KFRT and mortality in Black vs non-Black participants were calculated, adjusted for age and sex. Analyses were performed within each cohort and with random-effect meta-analyses of the models. Results Among 62 011 participants (20 773 Black and 41 238 non-Black; mean age, 63 years; 53% women), the prevalence ratio (95% CI; percent prevalences) of eGFR less than 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 comparing Black with non-Black participants was 0.98 (95% CI, 0.93-1.03; 11% vs 12%) for eGFRcr with race, 0.95 (95% CI, 0.91-0.98; 17% vs 18%) for eGFRcys, and 1.2 (95% CI, 1.2-1.3; 13% vs 11%) for eGFRcr-cys but was 1.8 (95% CI, 1.7-1.8; 15% vs 9%) for eGFRcr without race. During a mean follow-up of 13 years, 8% and 4% of Black and non-Black participants experienced KFRT and 34% and 39% died, respectively. Decreased eGFR was associated with significantly greater risk of both outcomes for all equations. At an eGFR of 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, the hazard ratios for KFRT comparing Black with non-Black participants were 2.8 (95% CI, 1.6-4.9) for eGFRcr with race, 3.0 (95% CI, 1.5-5.8) for eGFRcys, and 2.8 (95% CI, 1.4-5.4) for eGFRcr-cys vs 1.3 (95% CI, 0.8-2.1) for eGFRcr without race. The 5-year absolute risk differences for KFRT comparing Black with non-Black participants were 1.4% (95% CI, 0.2%-2.6%) for eGFRcr with race, 1.1% (95% CI, 0.2%-1.9%) for eGFRcys, and 1.3% (95% CI, 0%-2.6%) for eGFRcr-cys vs 0.37% (95% CI, -0.32% to 1.05%) for eGFRcr without race. Similar patterns were observed for mortality. Conclusions and Relevance In this retrospective analysis of 8 US cohorts including Black and non-Black individuals, the eGFR equation without race that included creatinine and cystatin C, but not the eGFR equation without race that included creatinine without cystatin C, demonstrated racial differences in the risk of KFRT and mortality throughout the range of eGFR. The eGFRcr-cys equation may be preferable to the eGFRcr equation without race for assessing racial differences in the risk of KFRT and mortality associated with low eGFR.
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland
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- Kidney Health Research Collaborative, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California, San Francisco
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and the Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Baltimore, Maryland
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Poventud-Fuentes I, Garnett E, Akcan-Arikan A, Devaraj S. Comparison of Cystatin C and Creatinine-Based Equations with Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate in a Diverse Pediatric Population. J Appl Lab Med 2022; 7:1016-1024. [PMID: 35671191 DOI: 10.1093/jalm/jfac043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 05/09/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Accurate assessment of kidney function is essential for early detection of kidney damage. While measured glomerular filtration rate (mGFR) is occasionally used as a reference, estimated GFR (eGFR) from serum creatinine- and cystatin C (CysC)-based equations are routinely used in clinical practice as a reliable and less invasive approach. In pediatric populations, CysC-based equations provide a closer approximation as they are independent of body composition. Limited information is available on the performance of CysC-based equations in comparison with mGFR with tracers other than iohexol. Therefore, the goal of our study was to evaluate how eGFR, based on several CysC- and creatinine-based equations, with and without race correction, relates to mGFR in a diverse pediatric population. METHODS A total of 43 patients (7 months to 21 years) from diverse race/ethnicity were retrospectively studied to compare the mGFR from multiple blood sample collections after intravenous tracer injection (Tc-99mDTPA) with eGFR using 9 equations. Deming regression analyses were performed to assess correlation between the mGFR and eGFRs. RESULTS The average mGFR for this cohort was 95.0 mL/min/1.73 m2. Race-corrected (RC) equations gave overestimated eGFR across all ethnic groups, with the lowest bias for Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) CysC-creatinine (34.14 mL/min/1.73 m2). The best correlations to mGFR, percentage of eGFR within 30% of mGFR (P30), and lowest biases were from non-race-corrected (NRC) equations Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) (0.6460, 65.1%, 2.86 mL/min/1.73 m2), CKD-EPI CysC (0.6858, 69.8%, 11.01 mL/min/1.73 m2), and Schwartz CysC (0.6876, 79.1%, -14.00 mL/min/1.73 m2). CONCLUSION Overall, CysC-based equations without race correction provide a good approximation of mGFR and a less invasive alternative to monitoring kidney function in pediatric population, irrespective of race/ethnicity.
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- Izmarie Poventud-Fuentes
- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Pathology and Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.,Department of Pathology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA
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Kim IK, Martins PN, Pavlakis M, Eneanya ND, Patzer RE. Past and Present Policy Efforts in Achieving Racial Equity in Kidney Transplantation. Curr Transpl Rep. [PMID: 35646512 PMCID: PMC9127821 DOI: 10.1007/s40472-022-00369-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/01/2022]
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Wang Y, Levey AS, Inker LA, Jessani S, Bux R, Samad Z, Yaqub S, Karger AB, Allen JC, Jafar TH. Performance of Serum β2-Microglobulin- and β-Trace Protein-Based Panel Markers and 2021 Creatinine- and Cystatin-Based GFR Estimating Equations in Pakistan. Kidney Med 2022; 4:100444. [PMID: 35402891 PMCID: PMC8988004 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100444] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022] Open
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- Yeli Wang
- Program in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.,Department of Nutrition, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Department of Community Health Sciences, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Paediatrics (Division of Women & Child Health), Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN
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- Center for Quantitative Medicine, Office of Clinical Sciences, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore
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- Program in Health Services and Systems Research, Duke-NUS Medical School, Singapore.,Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.,Department of Renal Medicine, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore.,Duke Global Health Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC
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Shaw-Gallagher M, Rangel FA, Sweeney KA, Digambaranath J, Siddiqui F, McKay M, Gadulka K, Davis JS. Everything Else. Physician Assistant Clinics 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cpha.2021.11.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Asrani SK, Shankar N, da Graca B, Nadim MK, Cardenas A. Role of Novel Kidney Biomarkers in Patients With Cirrhosis and After Liver Transplantation. Liver Transpl 2022; 28:466-482. [PMID: 34714972 DOI: 10.1002/lt.26344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/02/2021] [Revised: 10/19/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Acute kidney injury (AKI) and chronic kidney disease (CKD) are important drivers of morbidity and mortality in patients with cirrhosis before and after liver transplantation (LT). In this review, we examine the role of novel kidney biomarkers for early recognition of kidney injury. Studies are limited by lack of reference standards, heterogeneous definitions of outcomes and biomarker cutoffs, and inconsistent diagnostic performance. Overall, a change in biomarker is more relevant than an absolute cutoff. Cystatin C and urinary neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (uNGAL) are the most studied candidate biomarkers and identify AKI or progression of AKI earlier than serum creatinine (sCr). Kidney injury molecule 1 and liver-type fatty acid-binding protein (L-FABP) also show potential. NGAL and interleukin 18 may play a role in differentiating acute tubular necrosis from other forms of AKI. Combining novel biomarkers with the Model for End-Stage Liver Disease score may assist prognosis. Persistent elevations in select markers (eg, NGAL) can portend irreversible injury. Several pretransplantation markers (including sCr) predict posttransplantation kidney dysfunction. Pretransplantation assessment of clinical factors (eg, age, diabetes) and novel markers (osteopontin and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 1 [TIMP-1]) may predict renal kidney recovery after LT. Intraoperative changes in biomarkers predict early post-LT AKI. Prediction of CKD remains difficult, although a combination of biomarkers (eg, beta-2 microglobulin, CD40) is promising. Novel biomarkers have yet to replace sCr in guideline-based evaluation and management of kidney dysfunction in patients with cirrhosis. We propose a theoretical framework for practical incorporation of these biomarkers that considers patient characteristics (risk for irreversible injury), markers of functional and structural change, and assessment of the AKI-CKD continuum to identify patients at the highest risk for progressive kidney disease before and after LT.
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- Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
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- GI/Liver Transplant Unit, Institut de Malalties Digestives i Metaboliques, Hospital Clinic, Barcelona, Spain.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.,Institut d'Investigacions Biomèdiques August Pi i Sunyer (IDIBAPS) and Ciber de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas (CIBEREHD), Barcelona, Spain
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Iversen E, Hornum M, Lund TM, Houlind MB. Comment on Delanaye et al: Future perspectives regarding kidney function estimates and dose adjustments. Br J Clin Pharmacol 2022; 88:2998-2999. [PMID: 35118701 DOI: 10.1111/bcp.15195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2021] [Accepted: 12/12/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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- Esben Iversen
- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark
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- Department of Nephrology, Copenhagen University Hospital - Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark.,Department of Clinical Medicine, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Clinical Research, Copenhagen University Hospital - Amager and Hvidovre, Hvidovre, Denmark.,Department of Drug Design and Pharmacology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark.,The Capital Region Pharmacy, Herlev, Denmark
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Eneanya ND, Boulware LE, Tsai J, Bruce MA, Ford CL, Harris C, Morales LS, Ryan MJ, Reese PP, Thorpe RJ, Morse M, Walker V, Arogundade FA, Lopes AA, Norris KC. Health inequities and the inappropriate use of race in nephrology. Nat Rev Nephrol 2022; 18:84-94. [PMID: 34750551 PMCID: PMC8574929 DOI: 10.1038/s41581-021-00501-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 31.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Chronic kidney disease is an important clinical condition beset with racial and ethnic disparities that are associated with social inequities. Many medical schools and health centres across the USA have raised concerns about the use of race - a socio-political construct that mediates the effect of structural racism - as a fixed, measurable biological variable in the assessment of kidney disease. We discuss the role of race and racism in medicine and outline many of the concerns that have been raised by the medical and social justice communities regarding the use of race in estimated glomerular filtration rate equations, including its relationship with structural racism and racial inequities. Although race can be used to identify populations who experience racism and subsequent differential treatment, ignoring the biological and social heterogeneity within any racial group and inferring innate individual-level attributes is methodologically flawed. Therefore, although more accurate measures for estimating kidney function are under investigation, we support the use of biomarkers for determining estimated glomerular filtration rate without adjustments for race. Clinicians have a duty to recognize and elucidate the nuances of racism and its effects on health and disease. Otherwise, we risk perpetuating historical racist concepts in medicine that exacerbate health inequities and impact marginalized patient populations.
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- Nwamaka D Eneanya
- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, USA
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Program for Research on Faith, Justice, and Health, Department of Behavioral and Social Sciences, University of Houston College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for the Study of Racism, Social Justice & Health, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of General Internal Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- Department of Medical Ethics and Health Policy, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Program for Research on Men's Health, Hopkins Center for Health Disparities Solutions, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Paediatrics, Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Evidence-Based Medicine Unit of the Edgard Santos University Hospital and Department of Internal Medicine, Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil
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- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Delgado C, Baweja M, Crews DC, Eneanya ND, Gadegbeku CA, Inker LA, Mendu ML, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims MM, Roberts GV, St Peter WL, Warfield C, Powe NR. A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease. Am J Kidney Dis 2022; 79:268-288.e1. [PMID: 34563581 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 270] [Impact Index Per Article: 135.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND In response to a national call for re-evaluation of the use of race in clinical algorithms, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) established a Task Force to reassess inclusion of race in the estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in the United States and its implications for diagnosis and management of patients with, or at risk for, kidney diseases. PROCESS & DELIBERATIONS The Task Force organized its activities over 10 months in phases to (1) clarify the problem and evidence regarding GFR estimating equations in the United States (described previously in an interim report), and, in this final report, (2) evaluate approaches to address use of race in GFR estimation, and (3) provide recommendations. We identified 26 approaches for the estimation of GFR that did or did not consider race and narrowed our focus, by consensus, to 5 of those approaches. We holistically evaluated each approach considering 6 attributes: assay availability and standardization; implementation; population diversity in equation development; performance compared with measured GFR; consequences to clinical care, population tracking, and research; and patient centeredness. To arrive at a unifying approach to estimate GFR, we integrated information and evidence from many sources in assessing strengths and weaknesses in attributes for each approach, recognizing the number of Black and non-Black adults affected. RECOMMENDATIONS (1) For US adults (>85% of whom have normal kidney function), we recommend immediate implementation of the CKD-EPI creatinine equation refit without the race variable in all laboratories in the United States because it does not include race in the calculation and reporting, included diversity in its development, is immediately available to all laboratories in the United States, and has acceptable performance characteristics and potential consequences that do not disproportionately affect any one group of individuals. (2) We recommend national efforts to facilitate increased, routine, and timely use of cystatin C, especially to confirm estimated GFR in adults who are at risk for or have chronic kidney disease, because combining filtration markers (creatinine and cystatin C) is more accurate and would support better clinical decisions than either marker alone. If ongoing evidence supports acceptable performance, the CKD-EPI eGFR-cystatin C (eGFRcys) and eGFR creatinine-cystatin C (eGFRcr-cys_R) refit without the race variables should be adopted to provide another first-line test, in addition to confirmatory testing. (3) Research on GFR estimation with new endogenous filtration markers and on interventions to eliminate race and ethnic disparities should be encouraged and funded. An investment in science is needed for newer approaches that generate accurate, unbiased, and precise GFR measurement and estimation without the inclusion of race, and that promote health equity and do not generate disparate care. IMPLEMENTATION This unified approach, without specification of race, should be adopted across the United States. High-priority and multistakeholder efforts should implement this solution.
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- Cynthia Delgado
- Nephrology Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine and Translational Transplant Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Renal Medicine and Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Division of Nephrology, Children's National Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- External Relations and Patient Engagement, Kidney Research Institute and Center for Dialysis Innovation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- College of Pharmacy, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Department of Medicine, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
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Delgado C, Powe NR. Resolving the Debate: The Future of Using Race in Estimating Kidney Function. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis 2022; 29:5-16. [PMID: 35690404 DOI: 10.1053/j.ackd.2022.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/22/2021] [Revised: 01/27/2022] [Accepted: 02/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Racial and social unrest witnessed during 2020 ignited a national conversation about the appropriateness of the use of race in health care algorithms and in the estimation of kidney function in particular. The growing concerns over the use of race in kidney function-estimating equations prompted the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and American Society of Nephrology to launch an effort for change by establishing a task force on reassessing the use of race in diagnosing kidney disease. After nearly a year examining the evidence and obtaining testimony from experts and stakeholders, the task force recommended the immediate implementation of the 2020 Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology creatinine equation refit without race in all US laboratories; increased routine use of cystatin C for confirmation of estimated glomerular filtration rate in clinical decision-making and a call for research on glomerular filtration rate estimation with new endogenous filtration markers and on addressing disparities in health and health care. The NKF and American Society of Nephrology strongly encouraged rapid adoption of these new recommendations. Leadership efforts of the NKF have begun to lay the foundation for national implementation through laboratory engagement, clinician awareness, and patient education.
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- Cynthia Delgado
- Nephrology Section, San Francisco VA Medical Center, San Francisco, CA; Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
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- Department of Medicine, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, San Francisco, CA; Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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Koelling EE, Jazaeri O. An overview of renal insufficiency, race, and glomerular filtration rate calculation for the vascular surgeon. J Vasc Surg 2021; 75:3-4. [PMID: 34949382 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2021.10.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- Erin E Koelling
- Division of Vascular Surgery, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, Md; F. Edwards Hébert School of Medicine, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, Bethesda, Md.
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- Department of Bioengineering, Rocky Vista University School of Medicine, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, Colo; Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery Associates, Aurora, Colo
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Delgado C, Baweja M, Crews DC, Eneanya ND, Gadegbeku CA, Inker LA, Mendu ML, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims MM, Roberts GV, St. Peter WL, Warfield C, Powe NR. A Unifying Approach for GFR Estimation: Recommendations of the NKF-ASN Task Force on Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Disease. J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 32:2994-3015. [PMID: 34556489 PMCID: PMC8638402 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021070988] [Citation(s) in RCA: 145] [Impact Index Per Article: 48.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2021] [Accepted: 09/05/2021] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In response to a national call for re-evaluation of the use of race in clinical algorithms, the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) established a Task Force to reassess inclusion of race in the estimation of GFR in the United States and its implications for diagnosis and management of patients with, or at risk for, kidney diseases. PROCESS DELIBERATIONS The Task Force organized its activities over 10 months in phases to ( 1 ) clarify the problem and evidence regarding eGFR equations in the United States (described previously in an interim report), and, in this final report, ( 2 ) evaluate approaches to address use of race in GFR estimation, and ( 3 ) provide recommendations. We identified 26 approaches for the estimation of GFR that did or did not consider race and narrowed our focus, by consensus, to five of those approaches. We holistically evaluated each approach considering six attributes: assay availability and standardization; implementation; population diversity in equation development; performance compared with measured GFR; consequences to clinical care, population tracking, and research; and patient centeredness. To arrive at a unifying approach to estimate GFR, we integrated information and evidence from many sources in assessing strengths and weaknesses in attributes for each approach, recognizing the number of Black and non-Black adults affected. RECOMMENDATIONS ( 1 ) For US adults (>85% of whom have normal kidney function), we recommend immediate implementation of the CKD-EPI creatinine equation refit without the race variable in all laboratories in the United States because it does not include race in the calculation and reporting, included diversity in its development, is immediately available to all laboratories in the United States, and has acceptable performance characteristics and potential consequences that do not disproportionately affect any one group of individuals. ( 2 ) We recommend national efforts to facilitate increased, routine, and timely use of cystatin C, especially to confirm eGFR in adults who are at risk for or have CKD, because combining filtration markers (creatinine and cystatin C) is more accurate and would support better clinical decisions than either marker alone. If ongoing evidence supports acceptable performance, the CKD-EPI eGFR-cystatin C (eGFRcys) and eGFR creatinine-cystatin C (eGFRcr-cys_R) refit without the race variables should be adopted to provide another first-line test, in addition to confirmatory testing. ( 3 ) Research on GFR estimation with new endogenous filtration markers and on interventions to eliminate race and ethnic disparities should be encouraged and funded. An investment in science is needed for newer approaches that generate accurate, unbiased, and precise GFR measurement and estimation without the inclusion of race, and that promote health equity and do not generate disparate care. IMPLEMENTATION This unified approach, without specification of race, should be adopted across the United States. High-priority and multistakeholder efforts should implement this solution.
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- Cynthia Delgado
- Nephrology Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center and Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine and Translational Transplant Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Renal Medicine and Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Division of Nephrology, Children’s National Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- External Relations and Patient Engagement, Kidney Research Institute and Center for Dialysis Innovation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Chang AR, Chen J, Grams ME, Karger AB, Inker LA, Coresh J, Levey AS. β2-Microglobulin and β-Trace Protein in Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery: Non-GFR Determinants and Panel-estimated GFR Performance. Kidney Med 2021; 4:100401. [PMID: 35243311 PMCID: PMC8861947 DOI: 10.1016/j.xkme.2021.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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- Alex R. Chang
- Kidney Health Research Institute, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania
- Department of Population Health Sciences, Geisinger, Danville, Pennsylvania
- Address for Correspondence: Alex R. Chang, MD, MS, Kidney Health Research Institute, Geisinger, 100 N Academy Ave, Danville, PA 17822.
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- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Welch Center for Prevention, Epidemiology, and Clinical Research, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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Kalantar-Zadeh K, Norris KC, Moore LW. Overcoming Vestiges of Structural Racism in Kidney Care and Renal Nutrition and Revisiting Cockcroft-Gault Creatinine Clearance and Its Weight Index. J Ren Nutr 2021; 32:1-4. [PMID: 34836767 DOI: 10.1053/j.jrn.2021.11.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/02/2021] [Accepted: 11/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- Kamyar Kalantar-Zadeh
- Division of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, University of California Irvine, Orange, California.
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- Department of Medicine, UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California
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- Department of Surgery, Houston Methodist Hospital, Houston, Texas
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Casal MA, Ivy SP, Beumer JH, Nolin TD. Effect of removing race from glomerular filtration rate-estimating equations on anticancer drug dosing and eligibility: a retrospective analysis of National Cancer Institute phase 1 clinical trial participants. Lancet Oncol 2021; 22:1333-1340. [PMID: 34399096 DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(21)00377-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2021] [Revised: 06/15/2021] [Accepted: 06/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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BACKGROUND Kidney function assessment by estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) equations, such as the Chronic Kidney Disease-Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation, is important to determine dosing and eligibility for anticancer drugs. Inclusion of race in eGFR equations calculates a higher eGFR at a given serum creatinine concentration for Black patients versus non-Black patients. We aimed to characterise the effect of removing race from the CKD-EPI equation on dosing and eligibility of anticancer drugs with kidney function cutoffs. METHODS We did a retrospective analysis of patients enrolled in phase 1 studies sponsored by the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program between January, 1995, and October, 2010. eGFR based on creatinine (eGFRCr) was calculated by the CKD-EPI equation and a version of the CKD-EPI equation without the race term (CKD-EPIwithout race). Estimated creatinine clearance (eClCr) was calculated by the Cockcroft-Gault equation. Dosing simulations based on each assessment of kidney function were done for ten anticancer drugs with kidney function cutoffs for dosing (oxaliplatin, capecitabine, etoposide, topotecan, fludarabine, and bleomycin) or eligibility (cisplatin, pemetrexed, bendamustine, and mitomycin) based on labelling approved by the US Food and Drug Administration or consensus guidelines. The absolute proportion of patients eligible or in each renal dosing range was calculated for each drug. Eligibility and dosing discordance rates were also calculated. FINDINGS Demographics and laboratory values from 340 Black patients (172 men and 168 women) were used. Median age was 57 years (IQR 47-64), median bodyweight was 78·1 kg (67·0-89·8), median body surface area was 1·91 m2 (1·77-2·09), and median serum creatinine concentration was 0·9 mg/dL (0·8-1·1). Median eGFRCr or eClCr was 103 mL/min (85-122) calculated by CKD-EPI, 89 mL/min (73-105) by CKD-EPIwithout race, and 90 mL/min (72-120) by Cockcroft-Gault. Black patients were recommended to receive dose reductions or were rendered ineligible to receive drug more frequently when using CKD-EPIwithout race than when using CKD-EPI, but at a similar rate as when using Cockcroft-Gault. The number of patients ineligible for therapy or recommended to receive any renal dose adjustment when CKD-EPIwithout race versus CKD-EPI was used increased by 72% (from 25 of 340 to 43 of 340 patients) for cisplatin, by 120% (from five to 11) for pemetrexed, by 67% (from three to five) for bendamustine, by 150% (from ten to 25) for capecitabine, by 150% (from ten to 25) for etoposide, by 67% (from three to five) for topotecan, by 61% (from 74 to 119) for fludarabine, and by 163% (from eight to 21) for bleomycin. Up to 18% of patients had discordant recommendations using CKD-EPIwithout race versus CKD-EPI. INTERPRETATION Removing race from the CKD-EPI equation will calculate a lower eGFR for Black patients and exclude more patients from receiving anticancer therapy, which could lead to undertreatment of Black patients with cancer and adversely affect their outcomes. FUNDING National Institutes of Health.
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- Morgan A Casal
- Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Investigational Drug Branch, Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Hematology/Oncology Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Cancer Therapeutics Program, UPMC Hillman Cancer Center, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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- Department of Pharmacy and Therapeutics, School of Pharmacy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Renal-Electrolyte Division, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
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Delgado C, Baweja M, Burrows NR, Crews DC, Eneanya ND, Gadegbeku CA, Inker LA, Mendu ML, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims MM, Roberts GV, St Peter WL, Warfield C, Powe NR. Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report From the NKF-ASN Task Force. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 78:103-115. [PMID: 33845065 PMCID: PMC8238889 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 79] [Impact Index Per Article: 26.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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For almost 2 decades, equations that use serum creatinine, age, sex, and race to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) have included "race" as Black or non-Black. Given considerable evidence of disparities in health and health care delivery in African American communities, some regard keeping a race term in GFR equations as a practice that differentially influences access to care and kidney transplantation. Others assert that race captures important non-GFR determinants of serum creatinine and its removal from the calculation may perpetuate other disparities. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and American Society of Nephrology (ASN) established a task force in 2020 to reassess the inclusion of race in the estimation of GFR in the United States and its implications for diagnosis and subsequent management of patients with, or at risk for, kidney diseases. This interim report details the process, initial assessment of evidence, and values defined regarding the use of race to estimate GFR. We organized activities in phases: (1) clarify the problem and examine evidence, (2) evaluate different approaches to address use of race in GFR estimation, and (3) make recommendations. In phase 1, we constructed statements about the evidence and defined values regarding equity and disparities; race and racism; GFR measurement, estimation, and equation performance; laboratory standardization; and patient perspectives. We also identified several approaches to estimate GFR and a set of attributes to evaluate these approaches. Building on evidence and values, the attributes of alternative approaches to estimate GFR will be evaluated in the next phases and recommendations will be made.
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- Cynthia Delgado
- Nephrology Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Translational Transplant Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
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- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Division of Renal Medicine and Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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- Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
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- Division of Nephrology, Children's National Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- External Relations and Patient Engagement, Kidney Research Institute, Center for Dialysis Innovation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Medicine, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA.
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Delgado C, Baweja M, Burrows NR, Crews DC, Eneanya ND, Gadegbeku CA, Inker LA, Mendu ML, Miller WG, Moxey-Mims MM, Roberts GV, St. Peter WL, Warfield C, Powe NR. Reassessing the Inclusion of Race in Diagnosing Kidney Diseases: An Interim Report from the NKF-ASN Task Force. J Am Soc Nephrol 2021; 32:1305-1317. [PMID: 33837122 PMCID: PMC8259639 DOI: 10.1681/asn.2021010039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
Abstract
For almost two decades, equations that use serum creatinine, age, sex, and race to eGFR have included "race" as Black or non-Black. Given considerable evidence of disparities in health and healthcare delivery in African American communities, some regard keeping a race term in GFR equations as a practice that differentially influences access to care and kidney transplantation. Others assert that race captures important non GFR determinants of serum creatinine and its removal from the calculation may perpetuate other disparities. The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) and American Society of Nephrology (ASN) established a task force in 2020 to reassess the inclusion of race in the estimation of GFR in the United States and its implications for diagnosis and subsequent management of patients with, or at risk for, kidney diseases. This interim report details the process, initial assessment of evidence, and values defined regarding the use of race to estimate GFR. We organized activities in phases: (1) clarify the problem and examine evidence, (2) evaluate different approaches to address use of race in GFR estimation, and (3) make recommendations. In phase one, we constructed statements about the evidence and defined values regarding equity and disparities; race and racism; GFR measurement, estimation, and equation performance; laboratory standardization; and patient perspectives. We also identified several approaches to estimate GFR and a set of attributes to evaluate these approaches. Building on evidence and values, the attributes of alternative approaches to estimate GFR will be evaluated in the next phases and recommendations will be made.
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- Cynthia Delgado
- Nephrology Section, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Division of Nephrology, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Nephrology Division, Department of Medicine, Translational Transplant Research Center, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York
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- Division of Diabetes Translation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Nephrology, Hypertension and Kidney Transplantation, Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Renal Medicine and Office of the Chief Medical Officer, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Department of Pathology, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, Virginia
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- Division of Nephrology, Children’s National Hospital, Department of Pediatrics, The George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, DC
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- External Relations and Patient Engagement, Kidney Research Institute, Center for Dialysis Innovation, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
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- Department of Medicine, Priscilla Chan and Mark Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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Eneanya ND, Kostelanetz S, Mendu ML. Race-Free Biomarkers to Quantify Kidney Function: Health Equity Lessons Learned From Population-Based Research. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 77:667-669. [PMID: 33583623 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2020] [Accepted: 12/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nwamaka D Eneanya
- Renal-Electrolyte and Hypertension Division and Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Perelman School of Medicine, and Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
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- Center for Clinical Quality and Implementation Research, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
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- Division of Renal Medicine and Department of the Chief Medical Officer, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Center for Population Health, Mass General Brigham, Boston, MA
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Delanaye P, Mariat C. Comparing Multiple-Biomarker Panels for Estimating GFR With Estimating Equations Without a Coefficient Distinguishing Black Individuals From Persons of Other Groups. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 77:823-824. [PMID: 33571580 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2020] [Accepted: 12/22/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Pierre Delanaye
- University of Liège, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium; Hôpital Universitaire Carémeau, Nîmes, France
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Inker LA, Levey AS. In Reply to "Multiple-Biomarker Panel Estimated GFR Is Not Optimal or Cost-Effective" and "Comparing Multiple-Biomarker Panels for Estimating GFR With Estimating Equations Without a Coefficient Distinguishing Black Individuals From Persons of Other Groups". Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 77:824. [PMID: 33571578 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2021.01.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2021] [Accepted: 01/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Lesley A Inker
- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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- Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, MA
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Grubb A, Christensson A, Björk J. Multiple-Biomarker Panel Estimated GFR Is Not Optimal or Cost-Effective. Am J Kidney Dis 2021; 77:823. [PMID: 33571579 DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2020.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Accepted: 12/23/2020] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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