Kei Nagai1, Kunihiro Yamagata2,3, Kunitoshi Iseki4, Toshiki Moriyama4, Kazuhiko Tsuruya4, Shouichi Fujimoto4, Ichiei Narita4, Tsuneo Konta4, Masahide Kondo4, Masato Kasahara4, Yugo Shibagaki4, Koichi Asahi4, Tsuyoshi Watanabe4. 1. Department of Nephrology, Division of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-oudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. 2. Department of Nephrology, Division of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tsukuba, 1-1-1 Ten-oudai, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. k-yamaga@md.tsukuba.ac.jp. 3. The Steering Committee for "Japan Specific Health Checkups Study (J-SHC Study) Group", Fukushima, Japan. k-yamaga@md.tsukuba.ac.jp. 4. The Steering Committee for "Japan Specific Health Checkups Study (J-SHC Study) Group", Fukushima, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Though elimination of obesity is one of main therapeutic goal for lifestyle-related diseases, the impact of appropriate weight loss on reduction of the incidence of proteinuria in the general population is still unclear. METHODS: The study cohort was based on a general population of 9,33,490 from 40 to 74 years of age who had undergone annual specific health checkups. The subjects who were finally included were the 2,74,598 people for whom all the data necessary for this study were available. The incidence of proteinuria in this study was defined as negative proteinuria at the primary and secondary survey years, and newly developed proteinuria during subsequent follow-up years. RESULTS: Whereas people with rapidly decreased weight tended to have a high incidence of proteinuria in the underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m2) groups, the obese group (≥ 25.0 kg/m2) with rapidly decreased weight had a lower incidence compared to those with stable weight. In the obese population, a rapid decline of BMI (- 1 to - 5 kg/m2 per year) was associated with a reduced risk (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]; 0.89 [0.80-0.98], P = 0.02) of proteinuria. CONCLUSIONS: Weight reduction can lead to a risk reduction of 11% in the incidence of proteinuria in obese Japanese adults. This is the first study to report the effects of weight reduction on the early phase of chronic kidney disease in obesity relevant to the characteristics of the Japanese general population. The present findings might have a role in renal health promotion in Japan.
BACKGROUND: Though elimination of obesity is one of main therapeutic goal for lifestyle-related diseases, the impact of appropriate weight loss on reduction of the incidence of proteinuria in the general population is still unclear. METHODS: The study cohort was based on a general population of 9,33,490 from 40 to 74 years of age who had undergone annual specific health checkups. The subjects who were finally included were the 2,74,598 people for whom all the data necessary for this study were available. The incidence of proteinuria in this study was defined as negative proteinuria at the primary and secondary survey years, and newly developed proteinuria during subsequent follow-up years. RESULTS: Whereas people with rapidly decreased weight tended to have a high incidence of proteinuria in the underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2) and normal weight (18.5-24.9 kg/m2) groups, the obese group (≥ 25.0 kg/m2) with rapidly decreased weight had a lower incidence compared to those with stable weight. In the obese population, a rapid decline of BMI (- 1 to - 5 kg/m2 per year) was associated with a reduced risk (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]; 0.89 [0.80-0.98], P = 0.02) of proteinuria. CONCLUSIONS: Weight reduction can lead to a risk reduction of 11% in the incidence of proteinuria in obese Japanese adults. This is the first study to report the effects of weight reduction on the early phase of chronic kidney disease in obesity relevant to the characteristics of the Japanese general population. The present findings might have a role in renal health promotion in Japan.
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