Title | Cystatin C identifies chronic kidney disease patients at higher risk for complications. |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2011 |
Authors | Peralta, CA, Katz, R, Sarnak, MJ, Ix, J, Fried, LF, de Boer, I, Palmas, W, Siscovick, D, Levey, AS, Shlipak, MG |
Journal | J Am Soc Nephrol |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 147-55 |
Date Published | 2011 Jan |
ISSN | 1533-3450 |
Keywords | Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Biomarkers, Cardiovascular Diseases, Chronic Disease, Creatinine, Cystatin C, Disease Progression, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Heart Failure, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Male, Middle Aged, Predictive Value of Tests, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors |
Abstract | <p>Although cystatin C is a stronger predictor of clinical outcomes associated with CKD than creatinine, the clinical role for cystatin C is unclear. We included 11,909 participants from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) and the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS) and assessed risks for death, cardiovascular events, heart failure, and ESRD among persons categorized into mutually exclusive groups on the basis of the biomarkers that supported a diagnosis of CKD (eGFR <60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)): creatinine only, cystatin C only, both, or neither. We used CKD-EPI equations to estimate GFR from these biomarkers. In MESA, 9% had CKD by the creatinine-based equation only, 2% had CKD by the cystatin C-based equation only, and 4% had CKD by both equations; in CHS, these percentages were 12, 4, and 13%, respectively. Compared with those without CKD, the adjusted hazard ratios (HR) for mortality in MESA were: 0.80 (95% CI 0.50 to 1.26) for CKD by creatinine only; 3.23 (95% CI 1.84 to 5.67) for CKD by cystatin C only; and 1.93 (95% CI 1.27 to 2.92) for CKD by both; in CHS, the adjusted HR were 1.09 (95% CI 0.98 to 1.21), 1.78 (95% CI 1.53 to 2.08), and 1.74 (95% CI 1.58 to 1.93), respectively. The pattern was similar for cardiovascular disease (CVD), heart failure, and kidney failure outcomes. In conclusion, among adults diagnosed with CKD using the creatinine-based CKD-EPI equation, the adverse prognosis is limited to the subset who also have CKD according to the cystatin C-based equation. Cystatin C may have a role in identifying persons with CKD who have the highest risk for complications.</p> |
DOI | 10.1681/ASN.2010050483 |
Alternate Journal | J. Am. Soc. Nephrol. |
PubMed ID | 21164029 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC3014043 |
Grant List | N01-HC-95162 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85085 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States U01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85081 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-95163 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC015103 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC95169 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-95159 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-95165 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC55222 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85086 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85086 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85082 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States K23 DK082793 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States N01 HC-55222 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States R01 DK066488 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-95164 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC95165 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC95159 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC-45133 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85083 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC-75150 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85080 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-95160 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States 1K23DK082793-01 / DK / NIDDK NIH HHS / United States N01HC75150 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85079 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-95161 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01HC85079 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC045133 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01 HC035129 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States N01-HC-85084 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |