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Hypertension and low HDL cholesterol were associated with reduced kidney function across the age spectrum: a collaborative study.

TitleHypertension and low HDL cholesterol were associated with reduced kidney function across the age spectrum: a collaborative study.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2013
AuthorsOdden, MC, Tager, IB, Gansevoort, RT, Bakker, SJL, Fried, LF, Newman, AB, Katz, R, Satterfield, S, Harris, TB, Sarnak, MJ, Siscovick, D, Shlipak, MG
JournalAnn Epidemiol
Volume23
Issue3
Pagination106-11
Date Published2013 Mar
ISSN1873-2585
KeywordsAdult, Age Factors, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aging, Causality, Cholesterol, LDL, Cohort Studies, Comorbidity, Cross-Sectional Studies, Cystatin C, Female, Humans, Hypertension, Kidney Function Tests, Male, Netherlands, Obesity, Prevalence, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Risk Factors, Smoking, United States
Abstract<p><b>PURPOSE: </b>To determine if the associations among established risk factors and reduced kidney function vary by age.</p><p><b>METHODS: </b>We pooled cross-sectional data from 14,788 nondiabetics aged 40 to 100 years in 4 studies: Cardiovascular Health Study, Health, Aging, and Body Composition Study, Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis, and Prevention of Renal and Vascular End-Stage Disease cohort.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Hypertension and low high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol were associated with reduced cystatin C-based estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) across the age spectrum. In adjusted analyses, hypertension was associated with a 2.3 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.1, 4.4), 5.1 (95% CI, 4.1, 6.1), and 6.9 (95% CI, 3.0, 10.4) mL/min/1.73 m(2) lower eGFR in participants 40 to 59, 60 to 79, and at least 80 years, respectively (P for interaction < .001). The association of low HDL cholesterol with reduced kidney function was also greater in the older age groups: 4.9 (95% CI, 3.5, 6.3), 7.1 (95% CI, 6.0, 8.3), 8.9 (95% CI, 5.4, 11.9) mL/min/1.73 m(2) (P for interaction < .001). Smoking and obesity were associated with reduced kidney function in participants under 80 years. All estimates of the potential population impact of the risk factors were modest.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>Hypertension, obesity, smoking, and low HDL cholesterol are modestly associated with reduced kidney function in nondiabetics. The associations of hypertension and HDL cholesterol with reduced kidney function seem to be stronger in older adults.</p>
DOI10.1016/j.annepidem.2012.12.004
Alternate JournalAnn Epidemiol
PubMed ID23313266
PubMed Central IDPMC3570601
Grant ListR01AG027002 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01-AG028050 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01-AG-6-2101 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01-AG-6-2103 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01-NR012459 / NR / NINR NIH HHS / United States
K01 AG039387 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-95159 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
AG-20098 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-95165 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-85086 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
AG-027058 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
/ / Intramural NIH HHS / United States
N01 HC-55222 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01-HL-63963-01A1 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-95169 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
DK52866 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-75150 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-AG-6-2106 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-85079 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
T32DK07791 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States
HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-85239 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
K01AG039387 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
AG-023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG023629 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States