Abstract

BackgroundHyperuricemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). We explored the hypothesis that asymptmatic hyperuricemia may be associated with new-onset CKD.MethodsThe participants were all male factory workers in Kanagawa, Japan (n = 1,285). All were over 40 years of age and had undergone annual health examinations from 1990 to 2007. Individuals with a history of gouty attacks were excluded from the study. A retrospective cohort study was conducted by following the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) for each participant over a maximum period of 18 years. The endpoint was new-onset CKD defined as eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2. The associations between new-onset CKD and the presence of hyperuricemia, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertension, diabetes, and obesity were analyzed.ResultsThe mean (± standard deviation) follow-up period was 95.2 (± 66.7) months, and new-onset CKD was observed in 100 participants (7.8%) during this follow-up. Cox proportional hazards model revealed that the hazard ratio of new-onset CKD due to hyperuricemia, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertension and obesity were 3.99 (95% confidence interval: 2.59-6.15), 1.69 (1.00-2.86), 2.00 (1.29-3.11) and 1.35 (0.87-2.10), respectively. Concerning hyperuricemia, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, hypertension and obesity, the log-rank tests showed P values of < 0.01, 0.01, < 0.01 and < 0.01, respectively.ConclusionThe results of this study suggest that asymptomatic hyperuricemia is a predictive factor for new-onset CKD for Japanese male workers.

Highlights

  • Hyperuricemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD)

  • The aim of this study was to determine the associations between new-onset CKD and asymptomatic hyperuricemia, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), hypertension, diabetes and obesity in male factory workers over 40 years of age in Kanagawa, Japan

  • Hyperuricemia was detected in 166 participants (12.9%), low serum HDL-C in 153 (11.9%), hypertension in 255 (19.8%), diabetes in 51 (4.0%), and obesity in 255 (19.8%)

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Introduction

Hyperuricemia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Previous studies have established hypertension [4,5,6,7,8,9] and diabetes [10,11,12,13] as predictive factors for CKD. Dyslipidemia [6,14,15], obesity [7,16] and hyperuricemia [17,18,19,20] have been suggested to be predictive factors for CKD. The aim of this study was to determine the associations between new-onset CKD and asymptomatic hyperuricemia, low serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), hypertension, diabetes and obesity in male factory workers over 40 years of age in Kanagawa, Japan

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