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Sex differences in the development of kidney disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a contemporary analysis.

ABSTRACT: Kidney disease in patients with type 1 diabetes historically has been believed to be more prevalent in men. Because recent data do not reflect this pattern, we evaluated whether a sex difference persists.Prospective cohort study.We used 18-year follow-up data from the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study (n = 788; baseline mean age, 27 years; diabetes duration, 19 years).Sex and diagnosis interval (1950-1964 or 1965-1980).Cumulative incidences of macroalbuminuria (albumin excretion rate >200 ?g/min) and end-stage renal disease (ESRD; kidney failure, dialysis, or transplant) were evaluated at 20, 25, and 30 years of diabetes duration. To address potential survival bias, death certificate information was included in determining ESRD for those who died before baseline (n = 145). Analyses were stratified by diagnosis year (1950-1964 or 1965-1980).Kidney disease risk factor information was available.A significant interaction was noted between sex and diagnosis cohort for ESRD incidence by 25 (P = 0.002) and 30 (P < 0.001) years' duration. Thus, within the 1950-1964 cohort (210 men and 180 women), ESRD incidence was higher in men compared with women by 25 (30.6% vs 18.0%, respectively) and 30 (43.4% vs 24.6%, respectively) years' duration of type 1 diabetes. However, in the 1965-1980 cohort (260 men and 283 women), the incidence was higher in women (7.6% vs 13.8% by 25 years [P = 0.04] and 13.7% vs 21.0% by 30 years' duration [P = 0.09] in men vs women, respectively). Results were similar for macroalbuminuria.Study participants were not followed up from the onset of diabetes; thus, risk-factor data from that period are lacking.Our data suggest that the male excess of type 1 diabetic kidney disease cases observed in the earlier cohort has been eliminated in the younger cohort. The reason for this dramatic change presently is unclear, but should be addressed in subsequent studies.

SUBMITTER: Costacou T

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3183221 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Sex differences in the development of kidney disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a contemporary analysis.

Costacou Tina T Fried Linda L Ellis Demetrius D Orchard Trevor J TJ

American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation 20110815 4

<h4>Background</h4>Kidney disease in patients with type 1 diabetes historically has been believed to be more prevalent in men. Because recent data do not reflect this pattern, we evaluated whether a sex difference persists.<h4>Study design</h4>Prospective cohort study.<h4>Setting & participants</h4>We used 18-year follow-up data from the Pittsburgh Epidemiology of Diabetes Complications Study (n = 788; baseline mean age, 27 years; diabetes duration, 19 years).<h4>Predictor or factor</h4>Sex and ...[more]

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Project description:Aims/hypothesisThe aim of this study was to provide data from a contemporary population-representative cohort on rates and predictors of renal decline in type 1 diabetes.MethodsWe used data from a cohort of 5777 people with type 1 diabetes aged 16 and older, diagnosed before the age of 50, and representative of the adult population with type 1 diabetes in Scotland (Scottish Diabetes Research Network Type 1 Bioresource; SDRNT1BIO). We measured serum creatinine and urinary albumin/creatinine ratio (ACR) at recruitment and linked the data to the national electronic healthcare records.ResultsMedian age was 44.1 years and diabetes duration 20.9 years. The prevalence of CKD stages G1, G2, G3 and G4 and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was 64.0%, 29.3%, 5.4%, 0.6%, 0.7%, respectively. Micro/macroalbuminuria prevalence was 8.6% and 3.0%, respectively. The incidence rate of ESRD was 2.5 (95% CI 1.9, 3.2) per 1000 person-years. The majority (59%) of those with chronic kidney disease stages G3-G5 did not have albuminuria on the day of recruitment or previously. Over 11.6 years of observation, the median annual decline in eGFR was modest at -1.3 ml min-1 [1.73 m]-2 year-1 (interquartile range [IQR]: -2.2, -0.4). However, 14% experienced a more significant loss of at least 3 ml min-1 [1.73 m]-2. These decliners had more cardiovascular disease (OR 1.9, p = 5 × 10-5) and retinopathy (OR 1.3 p = 0.02). Adding HbA1c, prior cardiovascular disease, recent mean eGFR and prior trajectory of eGFR to a model with age, sex, diabetes duration, current eGFR and ACR maximised the prediction of final eGFR (r2 increment from 0.698 to 0.745, p < 10-16). Attempting to model nonlinearity in eGFR decline or to detect latent classes of decliners did not improve prediction.ConclusionsThese data show much lower levels of kidney disease than historical estimates. However, early identification of those destined to experience significant decline in eGFR remains challenging.

Project description:The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is increasing in both sexes, but men are usually diagnosed at a younger age and lower body fat mass than women. Worldwide, an estimated 17.7 million more men than women have diabetes mellitus. Women appear to bear a greater risk factor burden at the time of their type 2 diabetes diagnosis, especially obesity. Moreover, psychosocial stress might play a more prominent role in diabetes risk in women. Across their lifespan, women experience greater hormone fluctuations and body changes due to reproductive factors than men. Pregnancies can unmask pre-existing metabolic abnormalities, resulting in the diagnosis of gestational diabetes, which appears to be the most prominent risk factor for progression to type 2 diabetes in women. Additionally, menopause increases women's cardiometabolic risk profile. Due to the progressive rise in obesity, there is a global increase in women with pregestational type 2 diabetes, often with inadequate preconceptual care. There are differences between men and women regarding type 2 diabetes and other cardiovascular risk factors with respect to comorbidities, the manifestation of complications and the initiation of and adherence to therapy. Women with type 2 diabetes show greater relative risk of CVD and mortality than men. Moreover, young women with type 2 diabetes are currently less likely than men to receive the treatment and CVD risk reduction recommended by guidelines. Current medical recommendations do not provide information on sex-specific or gender-sensitive prevention strategies and management. Thus, more research on sex differences, including the underlying mechanisms, is necessary to increase the evidence in the future. Nonetheless, intensified efforts to screen for glucose metabolism disorders and other cardiovascular risk factors, as well as the early establishment of prophylactic measures and aggressive risk management strategies, are still required for both men and women at increased risk of type 2 diabetes. In this narrative review we aim to summarise sex-specific clinical features and differences between women and men with type 2 diabetes into risk factors, screening, diagnosis, complications and treatment.

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Sex differences in the development of kidney disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a contemporary analysis.

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Sex differences in the development of kidney disease in individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus: a contemporary analysis.

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