title: Elevated uric acid increases the risk for kidney disease.
abstract: Recent epidemiologic studies suggest that uric acid predicts the development of new-onset kidney disease, but it is unclear whether uric acid is an independent risk factor. In this study, data from 21,475 healthy volunteers who were followed prospectively for a median of 7 yr were analyzed to examine the association between uric acid level and incident kidney disease (estimated GFR [eGFR] <60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)). After adjustment for baseline eGFR, a slightly elevated uric acid level (7.0 to 8.9 mg/dl) was associated with a nearly doubled risk for incident kidney disease (odds ratio 1.74; 95% confidence interval 1.45 to 2.09), and an elevated uric acid (> or =9.0 mg/dl) was associated with a tripled risk (odds ratio 3.12; 95% confidence interval 2.29 to 4.25). These increases in risk remained significant even after adjustment for baseline eGFR, gender, age, antihypertensive drugs, and components of the metabolic syndrome (waist circumference, HDL cholesterol, blood glucose, triglycerides, and BP). In a fully adjusted spline model, the risk for incident kidney disease increased roughly linearly with uric acid level to a level of approximately 6 to 7 mg/dl in women and 7 to 8 mg/dl in men; above these levels, the associated risk increased rapidly. In conclusion, elevated levels of uric acid independently increase the risk for new-onset kidney disease.
authors.affiliation: 3rd Medical Department, Donauspital, Sozialmedizinisches Zentrum Ost der Stadt Wien, Langobardenstrasse 122, A-1220 Vienna, Austria (EU). rudolf.obermayr@gmail.com
authors.forename: Rudolf P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Obermayr
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Temml
authors.forename: Georg
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gutjahr
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Knechtelsdorfer
authors.forename: Rainer
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Oberbauer
authors.forename: Renate
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Klauser-Braun
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D001794:Blood Pressure; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012306:Risk; D012307:Risk Factors; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D055105:Waist Circumference
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D001786:Blood Glucose; D008076:Cholesterol, HDL; D014527:Uric Acid
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