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Urinary kidney injury molecule-1 and the risk of cardiovascular mortality in elderly men.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) has been suggested as a clinically relevant highly specific biomarker of acute kidney tubular damage. However, community-based data on the association between urinary levels of KIM-1 and the risk for cardiovascular mortality are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the association between urinary KIM-1 and cardiovascular mortality.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

This was a prospective study, using the community-based Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Adult Men (N=590; mean age 77 years; baseline period, 1997-2001; median follow-up 8.1 years; end of follow-up, 2008).

Results

During follow-up, 89 participants died of cardiovascular causes (incidence rate, 2.07 per 100 person-years at risk). Models were adjusted for cardiovascular risk factors (age, systolic BP, diabetes, smoking, body mass index, total cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, antihypertensive treatment, lipid-lowering treatment, aspirin treatment, and history of cardiovascular disease) and for markers of kidney dysfunction and damage (cystatin C-based eGFR and urinary albumin/creatinine ratio). Higher urinary KIM-1/creatinine (from 24-hour urine collections) was associated with a higher risk for cardiovascular mortality (hazard ratio per SD increase, 1.27; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.05 to 1.54; P=0.01). Participants with a combination of high KIM-1/creatinine (upper quintile, ?175 ng/mmol), low eGFR (?60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)), and microalbuminuria/macroalbuminuria (albumin/creatinine ratio?3 g/mol) had a >8-fold increased risk compared with participants with low KIM-1/creatinine (<175 ng/mmol), normal eGFR (>60 ml/min per 1.73 m(2)), and normoalbuminuria (albumin/creatinine ratio<3 g/mol) (hazard ratio, 8.56; 95% CI, 4.17 to 17.56; P<0.001).

Conclusions

These findings suggest that higher urinary KIM-1 may predispose to a higher risk of cardiovascular mortality independently of established cardiovascular risk factors, eGFR, and albuminuria. Additional studies are needed to further assess the utility of measuring KIM-1 in the clinical setting.

SUBMITTER: Carlsson AC

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4123404 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Urinary kidney injury molecule-1 and the risk of cardiovascular mortality in elderly men.

Carlsson Axel C AC Larsson Anders A Helmersson-Karlqvist Johanna J Lind Lars L Ingelsson Erik E Larsson Tobias E TE Bottai Matteo M Sundström Johan J Ärnlöv Johan J

Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN 20140612 8

<h4>Background and objectives</h4>Kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1) has been suggested as a clinically relevant highly specific biomarker of acute kidney tubular damage. However, community-based data on the association between urinary levels of KIM-1 and the risk for cardiovascular mortality are lacking. This study aimed to investigate the association between urinary KIM-1 and cardiovascular mortality.<h4>Design, setting, participants, & measurements</h4>This was a prospective study, using the co ...[more]

PMID: 24923577

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Urinary kidney injury molecule-1 and the risk of cardiovascular mortality in elderly men.

Background and objectives

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Urinary kidney injury molecule-1 and the risk of cardiovascular mortality in elderly men.

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