Abstract
Abstract Background and Aims Despite hypertension ranks among the leading causes of chronic kidney disease (CKD), the impact of chronic hypertensive nephropathy, the so-called “nephrosclerosis” (NS), on CKD progression towards end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) is often unpredictable, particularly in older populations. We run a prospective, observational study to define renal function patterns and outcomes in elderly individuals with or without NS-related CKD. Method 304 elderly patients with already established CKD (mean age 69±4 y; mean eGFR 44.2±19.6 mL/min/1.73 m2; male= 64.1%), followed in our outpatients’ clinic were categorized according to the etiology of CKD. NS was defined as the presence of CKD associated with long-term essential hypertension, hypertensive retinopathy, left ventricular hypertrophy and minimal proteinuria. Time-trajectories in eGFR (CKD-Epi) were computed over a 4-year follow-up. In addition, we analysed the occurrence of a composite outcome of doubling of serum creatinine, eGFR reduction≥ 25% and/or ESKD needing dialysis or kidney transplantation. Results CKD was secondary to nephrosclerosis (CKD-NS) in 220 (72.3%) patients. Among the remaining 84 (27.7%), glomerular/diabetic diseases were the most frequent cause of CKD (47.6%). In the whole cohort, the average estimated annual GFR slope was of 1.8 mL/min/1.73 m2. eGFR decline was slower in CKD-NS as compared with the one of others (1.4 vs. 3.4 mL/min/1.73 m2; p<0.001. Figure 1). The composite renal outcome during follow-up (median 36 mo.; range 6-48) occurred less frequently among elderly with CKD-NS (16/204 vs 14/70; p=0.01 Crude HR 0.43, 95%CI 0.22-0.85) and was associated at logistic analyses with etiology of CKD, serum total cholesterol, serum LDL cholesterol levels and glycemia (p ranging from 0.01 to 0.04). Conclusion Despite being highly prevalent in the elderly, NS is associated with a more favorable renal disease course as compared with other conditions. Therapeutic efforts to delay CKD progression in older populations should go beyond just optimizing blood pressure control and focus more on concomitant diseases.
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