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ABSTRACT: Objectives
Although several self-reported questionnaire-based studies have found an association between smoking and moderately increased albuminuria, this result remains controversial. We investigated whether moderately increased albuminuria was associated with smoking status, verified by urinary cotinine (an objective biomarker of tobacco exposure), using population-based, nationally representative data.Methods
This study included 2059 participants aged ? 50 years from the 2014 Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Individuals with a urinary cotinine level ? 50 ng/mL were identified as cotinine-verified smokers. Moderately increased albuminuria was defined as a urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio ranging between ? 30 mg/g and < 300 mg/g. Multivariable logistic regression was used to evaluate the association between cotinine-verified smoking status and moderately increased albuminuria.Results
Among the study participants, 16.9% were cotinine-verified smokers, 84.8% of whom were men. After adjustment for multiple covariates, cotinine-verified smokers showed a significant positive association with moderately increased albuminuria (adjusted odds ratio: 4.37, 95% confidence interval: 1.63-11.71) compared with cotinine-verified non-smokers. The association between urinary cotinine and moderately increased albuminuria did not differ with age, sex, obesity, or comorbidities (P-value for interaction > 0.05 in all cases).Conclusion
This large-scale observational study showed that cotinine-verified smoking is associated with moderately increased albuminuria in the Korean middle-aged and older general population, suggesting that smoking must be strictly controlled to reduce the risk of moderately increased albuminuria.
SUBMITTER: Choi Y
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7875375 | biostudies-literature | 2021
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Choi Yeonjoo Y Park Joo-Hyun JH Kim Do-Hoon DH Kim Hyun Jin HJ Suh Euijung E Kim Ki-Hoon KH Ahn Jae Joon JJ Lee Gyu-Na GN Jung Jin-Hyung JH Han Kyungdo K Shin You-Na YN
PloS one 20210210 2
<h4>Objectives</h4>Although several self-reported questionnaire-based studies have found an association between smoking and moderately increased albuminuria, this result remains controversial. We investigated whether moderately increased albuminuria was associated with smoking status, verified by urinary cotinine (an objective biomarker of tobacco exposure), using population-based, nationally representative data.<h4>Methods</h4>This study included 2059 participants aged ≥ 50 years from the 2014 ...[more]