BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sickle cell nephropathy begins in childhood and may progress to renal failure. Albuminuria is a sensitive marker of glomerular damage that may indicate early chronic kidney disease (CKD). DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: The aims of this study were to determine the cross-sectional prevalence and clinical correlates of albuminuria and CKD among children with sickle cell disease (SCD). Over a 10-year period (1995 to 2005) 410 pediatric SCD patients ages 2 to 21 years were enrolled: 261 with hemoglobin SS (HbSS) or HbSβ(0) thalassemia (HbSβ(0)) and 149 with HbSC or HbSβ(+) thalassemia (HbSβ(+)). The albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) of spot-urine specimens and serum creatinine were measured; abnormal albuminuria was defined as urinary ACR ≥ 30 mg/g. RESULTS: The prevalence of abnormal albuminuria was 20.7% (23.0% in HbSS/HbSβ(0), 16.8% in HbSC/HbSβ(+)). Among HbSS/HbSβ(0), abnormal albuminuria was associated with increasing age and lower baseline hemoglobin. GFR, estimated in 189 patients using the updated Schwartz formula, correlated negatively with age (r = -0.27, P = 0.0002). CKD defined according to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes study was present in 26.5% (50 of 189) of patients: stage 1 in 27 (14.8%) and stage 2 in 22 (11.6%). In multivariate analysis, age and HbSC/HbSβ(+) genotype were associated with CKD. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to stage CKD in children with SCD and highlights a high prevalence of albuminuria and glomerular injury early in life. Detecting CKD in childhood could allow for earlier intervention and prevention of renal failure in adulthood.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Sickle cell nephropathy begins in childhood and may progress to renal failure. Albuminuria is a sensitive marker of glomerular damage that may indicate early chronic kidney disease (CKD). DESIGN, SETTING, PARTICIPANTS, & MEASUREMENTS: The aims of this study were to determine the cross-sectional prevalence and clinical correlates of albuminuria and CKD among children with sickle cell disease (SCD). Over a 10-year period (1995 to 2005) 410 pediatric SCDpatients ages 2 to 21 years were enrolled: 261 with hemoglobin SS (HbSS) or HbSβ(0) thalassemia (HbSβ(0)) and 149 with HbSC or HbSβ(+) thalassemia (HbSβ(+)). The albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) of spot-urine specimens and serum creatinine were measured; abnormal albuminuria was defined as urinary ACR ≥ 30 mg/g. RESULTS: The prevalence of abnormal albuminuria was 20.7% (23.0% in HbSS/HbSβ(0), 16.8% in HbSC/HbSβ(+)). Among HbSS/HbSβ(0), abnormal albuminuria was associated with increasing age and lower baseline hemoglobin. GFR, estimated in 189 patients using the updated Schwartz formula, correlated negatively with age (r = -0.27, P = 0.0002). CKD defined according to the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes study was present in 26.5% (50 of 189) of patients: stage 1 in 27 (14.8%) and stage 2 in 22 (11.6%). In multivariate analysis, age and HbSC/HbSβ(+) genotype were associated with CKD. CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to stage CKD in children with SCD and highlights a high prevalence of albuminuria and glomerular injury early in life. Detecting CKD in childhood could allow for earlier intervention and prevention of renal failure in adulthood.
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