Risk factors for acute kidney injury by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with hyperuricaemia.
OBJECTIVE
NSAIDs are commonly prescribed to control gout attacks in patients with hyperuricaemia. We investigated risk factors for NSAID-induced acute kidney injury (AKI) in patients with hyperuricaemia.


METHODS
We identified 328 patients with hyperuricaemia treated with NSAIDs at Seoul National University Hospital between December 1998 and January 2008 to investigate risk factors for NSAID-induced AKI. The risk factors evaluated included age, sex, BMI, comorbidity, NSAID COX-2 selectivity, baseline glomerular filtration rate (GFR), serum uric acid, serum albumin, haemoglobin level, ratio of blood urea nitrogen and serum creatinine and the use of allopurinol. After extracting possible risk factors through univariate analysis, multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed with backward selection to derive a risk model for NSAID-induced AKI in patients with hyperuricaemia.


RESULTS
Thirty (9.1%) NSAID users developed AKI. Univariate analysis revealed that old age (P = 0.008), low GFR (P = 0.001), low serum albumin (P < 0.001) and low haemoglobin levels (P < 0.001) were possible risk factors. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that low baseline GFR [odds ratio (OR) 4.86, 95% CI 1.27, 18.55, P = 0.021, for GFR 15-29 vs ≥60 ml/min/1.73 m(2)] and low serum albumin (OR 4.43, 95% CI 1.82, 10.80, P = 0.001, for albumin ≤4 vs >4 g/dl) are risk factors for NSAID-induced AKI in patients with hyperuricaemia.


CONCLUSIONS
Low GFR and low serum albumin are risk factors for AKI in hyperuricaemic patients treated with NSAIDs. Our results suggest that NSAIDs should be used with caution in patients with low serum albumin.
Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ki Won
KW
Moon
Joonwan
J
Kim
Jin Hyun
JH
Kim
Ran
R
Song
Eun Young
EY
Lee
Yeong Wook
YW
Song
Eun Bong
EB
Lee
D058186:Acute Kidney Injury / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000503:physiopathology; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate / Q000502:physiology; D006073:Gout / Q000188:drug therapy; D006074:Gout Suppressants / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D033461:Hyperuricemia / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D012709:Serum Albumin / Q000378:metabolism
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D006074:Gout Suppressants; D012709:Serum Albumin