Effect of large weight reductions on measured and estimated kidney function.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:When patients experience large weight loss, muscle mass may be affected followed by changes in plasma creatinine (pCr). The MDRD and CKD-EPI equations for estimated GFR (eGFR) include pCr. We hypothesised that a large weight loss reduces muscle mass and pCr causing increase in eGFR (creatinine-based equations), whereas measured GFR (mGFR) and cystatin C-based eGFR would be unaffected if adjusted for body surface area. METHODS:Prospective, intervention study including 19 patients. All attended a baseline visit before gastric bypass surgery followed by a visit six months post-surgery. mGFR was assessed during four hours plasma 51Cr-EDTA clearance. GFR was estimated by four equations (MDRD, CKD-EPI-pCr, CKD-EPI-cysC and CKD-EPI-pCr-cysC). DXA-scans were performed at baseline and six months post-surgery to measure changes in lean limb mass, as a surrogate for muscle mass. RESULTS:Patients were (mean?±?SD) 40.0?±?9.3 years, 14 (74%) were female and 5 (26%) had type 2 diabetes, baseline weight was 128?±?19 kg, body mass index 41?±?6 kg/m2 and absolute mGFR 122?±?24 ml/min. Six months post-surgery weight loss was 27 (95% CI: 23; 30) kg, mGFR decreased by 9 (-17; -2) from 122?±?24 to 113?±?21 ml/min (p?=?0.024), but corrected for current body surface area (BSA) mGFR was unchanged by 2 (-5; 9) ml/min/1.73 m2 (p?=?0.52). CKD-EPI-pCr increased by 12 (6; 17) and MDRD by 13 (8; 18) (p?
SUBMITTER: von Scholten BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5294831 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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