Association between kidney function and Framingham global cardiovascular disease risk score: a Chinese longitudinal study.
BACKGROUND
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is generally considered an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) development, but rates in individuals with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) >60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) are uncertain. The Framingham global CVD risk score (FRS) equation is a widely accepted tool used to predict CVD risk in the general population. The purpose of the present study was to examine whether an association exists between eGFR and FRS in a Chinese population with no CKD or CVD.


METHODS
A total of 333 participants were divided into three groups based on FRS. The Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation and CKD-EPI equation for Asians (CKD-EPI-ASIA) were used to measure eGFR.


RESULTS
A significant inverse association between eGFR and FRS was confirmed with Pearson correlation coefficients of -0.669, -0.698 (eGFR(CKD-EPI), P<0.01) and -0.658, -0.690 (eGFR(CKD-EPI)-ASIA, P<0.01). This association gradually diminished with progression from the low- to high-risk groups (eGFR(CKD-EPI), r = -0.615, -0.282, -0.197, P<0.01, P<0.01, P>0.05; similar results according to the CKD-EPI-ASIA equation). In the low- or moderate-risk new-groups, this association became stronger with increased FRS (eGFR(CKD-EPI)-ASIA, r = -0557, -0.622 or -0.326, -0.329, P<0.01). In contrast to the results from 2008, eGFR was independently associated with FRS following adjustment for traditional cardiovascular risk factors (P<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Renal function has multiple influences on predicting CVD risk in various populations. With increasing FRS and decreasing eGFR, it is also independently associated with CVD, even in individuals with eGFR >60 ml/min/1.73 m(2).
Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Bo
B
Jin
Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Xiaojuan
X
Bai
Department of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, China.
Lulu
L
Han
Department of Circulation, Asia Heart Hospital, Wuhan, China.
Jing
J
Liu
Department of Kidney, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China.
Weiguang
W
Zhang
Department of Kidney, General Hospital of Chinese People's Liberation Army, Beijing, China.
Xiangmei
X
Chen
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005919:Glomerular Filtration Rate; D006801:Humans; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D051436:Renal Insufficiency, Chronic / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors