Lindsay M Miller1, Dena Rifkin2, Alexandra K Lee3, Manjula Kurella Tamura4, Nicholas M Pajewski5, Daniel E Weiner6, Tala Al-Rousan7, Michael Shlipak3, Joachim H Ix2. 1. Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, California. Electronic address: Lmmiller@health.ucsd.edu. 2. Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, University of California-San Diego, San Diego, California; Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California. 3. School of Medicine, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, California. 4. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University, and Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Health Care System, Palo Alto, California. 5. Department of Biostatistics and Data Science, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina. 6. Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts. 7. Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California.
Abstract
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: The associations of the glomerular markers of kidney disease, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria, with frailty and cognition are well established. However, the relationship of kidney tubule injury and dysfunction with frailty and cognition is unknown. STUDY DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: 2,253 participants with eGFR<60mL/min/1.73m2 in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). EXPOSURE: Eight urine biomarkers: interleukin 18 (IL-18), kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL-40), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), α1-microglobulin (A1M), β2-microglobulin (B2M), and uromodulin (Umod). OUTCOME: Frailty was measured using a previously validated frailty index (FI), categorized as fit (FI≤0.10), less fit (0.10<FI≤0.21), and frail (FI>0.21). Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). ANALYTICAL APPROACH: Associations between kidney tubule biomarkers with categorical FI were evaluated using multinomial logistic regression with the fit group as the reference. Cognitive function was evaluated using linear regression. Models were adjusted for demographic, behavioral, and clinical variables including eGFR and urine albumin. RESULTS: Three of the 8 urine biomarkers of tubule injury and dysfunction were independently associated with FI. Each 2-fold higher level of urine KIM-1, a marker of tubule injury, was associated with a 1.22 (95% CI, 1.01-1.49) greater odds of being in the frail group. MCP-1, a marker of tubulointerstitial fibrosis, was associated with a 1.30 (95% CI, 1.04-1.64) greater odds of being in the frail group, and A1M, a marker of tubule reabsorptive capacity, was associated with a 1.48 (95% CI, 1.11-1.96) greater odds of being in the frail group. These associations were independent of confounders including eGFR and urine albumin, and were stronger than those of urine albumin with FI (1.15 [95% CI, 0.99-1.34]). Higher urine B2M, another marker of tubule reabsorptive capacity, was associated with worse cognitive scores at baseline (β: -0.09 [95% CI, -0.17 to-0.01]). Urine albumin was not associated with cognitive function. LIMITATIONS: Cross-sectional design, and FI may not be generalizable in other populations. CONCLUSIONS: Urine biomarkers of tubule injury, fibrosis, and proximal tubule reabsorptive capacity are variably associated with FI and worse cognition, independent of glomerular markers of kidney health. Future studies are needed to validate these results among other patient populations. Published by Elsevier Inc.
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: The associations of the glomerular markers of kidney disease, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and albuminuria, with frailty and cognition are well established. However, the relationship of kidney tubule injury and dysfunction with frailty and cognition is unknown. STUDY DESIGN: Observational cross-sectional study. SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: 2,253 participants with eGFR<60mL/min/1.73m2 in the Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial (SPRINT). EXPOSURE: Eight urine biomarkers: interleukin 18 (IL-18), kidney injury molecule 1 (KIM-1), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL), chitinase-3-like protein 1 (YKL-40), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1), α1-microglobulin (A1M), β2-microglobulin (B2M), and uromodulin (Umod). OUTCOME: Frailty was measured using a previously validated frailty index (FI), categorized as fit (FI≤0.10), less fit (0.10<FI≤0.21), and frail (FI>0.21). Cognitive function was assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). ANALYTICAL APPROACH: Associations between kidney tubule biomarkers with categorical FI were evaluated using multinomial logistic regression with the fit group as the reference. Cognitive function was evaluated using linear regression. Models were adjusted for demographic, behavioral, and clinical variables including eGFR and urine albumin. RESULTS: Three of the 8 urine biomarkers of tubule injury and dysfunction were independently associated with FI. Each 2-fold higher level of urine KIM-1, a marker of tubule injury, was associated with a 1.22 (95% CI, 1.01-1.49) greater odds of being in the frail group. MCP-1, a marker of tubulointerstitial fibrosis, was associated with a 1.30 (95% CI, 1.04-1.64) greater odds of being in the frail group, and A1M, a marker of tubule reabsorptive capacity, was associated with a 1.48 (95% CI, 1.11-1.96) greater odds of being in the frail group. These associations were independent of confounders including eGFR and urine albumin, and were stronger than those of urine albumin with FI (1.15 [95% CI, 0.99-1.34]). Higher urine B2M, another marker of tubule reabsorptive capacity, was associated with worse cognitive scores at baseline (β: -0.09 [95% CI, -0.17 to-0.01]). Urine albumin was not associated with cognitive function. LIMITATIONS: Cross-sectional design, and FI may not be generalizable in other populations. CONCLUSIONS: Urine biomarkers of tubule injury, fibrosis, and proximal tubule reabsorptive capacity are variably associated with FI and worse cognition, independent of glomerular markers of kidney health. Future studies are needed to validate these results among other patient populations. Published by Elsevier Inc.
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