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Impact of race on hyperparathyroidism, mineral disarrays, administered vitamin D mimetic, and survival in hemodialysis patients.

ABSTRACT: Blacks have high rates of chronic kidney disease, are overrepresented among the US dialysis patients, have higher parathyroid hormone levels, but greater survival compared to nonblacks. We hypothesized that mineral and bone disorders (MBDs) have a bearing on survival advantages of black hemodialysis patients. In 139,328 thrice-weekly treated hemodialysis patients, including 32% blacks, in a large dialysis organization, where most laboratory values were measured monthly for up to 60 months (July 2001 to June 2006), we examined differences across races in measures of MBDs and survival predictabilities of these markers and administered the active vitamin D medication paricalcitol. Across each age increment, blacks had higher serum calcium and parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels and almost the same serum phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase levels and were more likely to receive injectable active vitamin D in the dialysis clinic, mostly paricalcitol, at higher doses than nonblacks. Racial differences existed in mortality predictabilities of different ranges of serum calcium, phosphorus, and PTH but not alkaline phosphatase. Blacks who received the highest dose of paricalcitol (>10?µg/week) had a demonstrable survival advantage over nonblacks (case-mix-adjusted death hazard ratio?=?0.87, 95% confidence level 0.83-0.91) compared with those who received lower doses (<10?µg/week) or no active vitamin D. Hence, in black hemodialysis patients, hyperparathyroidism and hypercalcemia are more prevalent than in nonblacks, whereas hyperphosphatemia or hyperphosphatasemia are not. Survival advantages of blacks appear restricted to those receiving higher doses of active vitamin D. Examining the effect of MBD modulation on racial survival disparities of hemodialysis patients is warranted.

SUBMITTER: Kalantar-Zadeh K

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3179282 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Impact of race on hyperparathyroidism, mineral disarrays, administered vitamin D mimetic, and survival in hemodialysis patients.

Kalantar-Zadeh Kamyar K Miller Jessica E JE Kovesdy Csaba P CP Mehrotra Rajnish R Lukowsky Lilia R LR Streja Elani E Ricks Joni J Jing Jennie J Nissenson Allen R AR Greenland Sander S Norris Keith C KC

Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 20100707 12

Blacks have high rates of chronic kidney disease, are overrepresented among the US dialysis patients, have higher parathyroid hormone levels, but greater survival compared to nonblacks. We hypothesized that mineral and bone disorders (MBDs) have a bearing on survival advantages of black hemodialysis patients. In 139,328 thrice-weekly treated hemodialysis patients, including 32% blacks, in a large dialysis organization, where most laboratory values were measured monthly for up to 60 months (July ...[more]

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Project description:Lean body mass (LBM) represents the "fat-free" muscle mass in hemodialysis (HD) patients and is an important nutritional measure. Previous studies have found that both higher LBM and body mass index (BMI) were related to greater survival in HD patients. Additional studies have shown differences in survival across racial-ethnic groups of HD patients. However, the association of LBM and mortality across racial-ethnic subgroups has not been examined.We hypothesize that racial differences in LBM affect the mortality in HD patients.Chronic HD patients from a large dialysis organization in the United States.Estimated LBM (eLBM), self-identified racial subgroups.5-year survival.We examined the association between baseline eLBM and survival using Cox proportional hazard models adjusted for demographics, comorbidities, and laboratory measures. Associations were examined across subgroups of race-ethnicity (non-Hispanic white, African American, and Hispanic) and BMI.The final cohort included 117,683 HD patients, who were 62 ± 15 (mean ± standard deviation) years old, 43% women and 59% with diabetes mellitus. Higher eLBM was linearly associated with lower mortality. Compared with the reference group (48.4-<50.5 kg), patients with the lowest eLBM (<41.3 kg) had a 1.4-fold higher risk of mortality (hazard ratio: 1.37; 95% confidence interval: 1.30-1.44) in the fully adjusted model. A similar linear association was seen among patients with BMI < 35 kg/m(2) and in non-Hispanic whites and African American subgroups. However, higher eLBM was not associated with improved survival in Hispanic patients or patients with BMI ? 35 kg/m(2).Potential residual confounding.Higher eLBM is associated with a lower mortality risk in HD patients, especially among non-Hispanic white and African American groups. Hispanic patients do not demonstrate a similar inverse relationship. The association between LBM and mortality among different racial groups of HD patients deserves additional study.

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