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Associations of kidney disease measures with mortality and end-stage renal disease in individuals with and without diabetes: a meta-analysis

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Fox, Caroline S, Matsushita, Kunihiro, Woodward, Mark, Bilo, Henk JG, Chalmers, John, Heerspink, Hiddo J Lambers, Lee, Brian J, Perkins, Robert M +9 more·2012·The Lancet

Abstract

Background Chronic kidney disease is characterised by low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and high albuminuria, and is associated with adverse outcomes. Whether these risks are modified by diabetes is unknown. Methods We did a meta-analysis of studies selected according to Chronic Kidney Disease Prognosis Consortium criteria. Data transfer and analyses were done between March, 2011, and June, 2012. We used Cox proportional hazards models to estimate the hazard ratios (HR) of mortality and end-stage renal disease (ESRD) associated with eGFR and albuminuria in individuals with and without diabetes. Findings We analysed data for 1 024 977 participants (128 505 with diabetes) from 30 general population and high-risk cardiovascular cohorts and 13 chronic kidney disease cohorts. In the combined general population and high-risk cohorts with data for all-cause mortality, 75 306 deaths occurred during a mean follow-up of 8·5 years (SD 5·0). In the 23 studies with data for cardiovascular mortality, 21 237 deaths occurred from cardiovascular disease during a mean follow-up of 9·2 years (SD 4·9). In the general and high-risk cohorts, mortality risks were 1·2–1·9 times higher for participants with diabetes than for those without diabetes across the ranges of eGFR and albumin-to-creatinine ratio (ACR). With fixed eGFR and ACR reference points in the diabetes and no diabetes groups, HR of mortality outcomes according to lower eGFR and higher ACR were much the same in participants with and without diabetes (eg, for all-cause mortality at eGFR 45 mL/min per 1·73 m2 [νs 95 mL/min per 1·73 m2], HR 1·35; 95% CI 1·18–1·55; νs 1·33; 1·19–1·48 and at ACR 30 mg/g [νs 5 mg/g], 1·50; 1·35–1·65 νs 1·52; 1·38–1·67). The overall interactions were not significant. We identified much the same findings for ESRD in the chronic kidney disease cohorts. Interpretation Despite higher risks for mortality and ESRD in diabetes, the relative risks of these outcomes by eGFR and ACR are much the same irrespective of the presence or absence of diabetes, emphasising the importance of kidney disease as a predictor of clinical outcomes.

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  • Among people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the presence of CKD markedly increases cardiovascular risk and health care costs.

    “In addition, among people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the presence of CKD markedly increases cardiovascular risk and health care costs (6).”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025 (2025) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Results report that cardiovascular mortality generally increased with lower eGFR and higher albuminuria in participants with diabetes. The paper does not report health care costs or distinguish findings for type 1 versus type 2 diabetes, so those parts of the claim are unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.90)

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  • At any eGFR, the degree of albuminuria is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease, CKD progression, and mortality.

    “At any eGFR, the degree of albuminuria is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), CKD progression, and mortality (6).”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2025 (2025) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Results report that all-cause and cardiovascular mortality generally increased with higher albuminuria categories across eGFR categories. The Discussion also identifies albuminuria as a predictor of end-stage renal disease. The study measured cardiovascular mortality and end-stage renal disease, not cardiovascular disease generally or all forms of CKD progression. (LLM, conf=0.84)

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  • The risks of progression towards kidney failure and cardiovascular events increase with severity and stage of chronic kidney disease.

    “and the risks of progression towards kidney failure and cardiovascular events increase with severity and stage of CKD.6”

    From Cardiovascular and kidney outcomes with finerenone in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease: the FIDELITY pooled analysis (2022) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Results (page not available in our copy) report that ESRD risk rose with worsening kidney measures and that cardiovascular mortality generally increased with lower eGFR and higher albuminuria categories. The paper analyzes cardiovascular death, not cardiovascular events more broadly, so that part of the claim exceeds its findings. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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  • Among people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the presence of CKD markedly increases cardiovascular risk and health care costs.

    “In addition, among people with type 1 or type 2 diabetes, the presence of CKD markedly increases cardiovascular risk and health care costs (6).”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Introduction and Discussion report increased cardiovascular mortality risk in people with diabetes and CKD. The paper does not report health care costs or separate findings for type 1 and type 2 diabetes; its measured cardiovascular outcome is mortality, not cardiovascular risk more broadly. The supplied passages have no page numbers. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • At any eGFR, the degree of albuminuria is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease, CKD progression, and mortality.

    “At any eGFR, the degree of albuminuria is associated with risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), CKD progression, and mortality (6).”

    From 11. Chronic Kidney Disease and Risk Management: Standards of Care in Diabetes—2026 (2026) · cites this paper as [6]

    The Results (page not available in our copy) associate higher albuminuria with greater all-cause and cardiovascular mortality across eGFR–albuminuria categories; they also report increasing ESRD risk with higher albuminuria. The paper examines cardiovascular mortality rather than cardiovascular disease generally, and ESRD rather than CKD progression more broadly, so those parts of the claim exceed its reported outcomes. (LLM, conf=0.85)

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Fox, C. S., Matsushita, K., Woodward, M., Bilo, H. J., Chalmers, J., Heerspink, H. J. L., Lee, B. J., Perkins, R. M., Rossing, P., Sairenchi, T., Tonelli, M., Vassalotti, J. A., Yamagishi, K., Coresh, J., de Jong, P. E., Wen, C.-P., & Nelson, R. G.
Affiliations
  • Brigham and Women's Hospital (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • The University of Sydney (AU)
  • Isala (NL)
  • University of Groningen (NL)
  • Kaiser Permanente (US)
  • Geisinger Medical Center (US)
  • Aarhus University (DK)
  • Dokkyo Medical University (JP)
  • University of Alberta (CA)
  • National Kidney Foundation (US)
  • University of Tsukuba (JP)
  • National Health Research Institutes (TW)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Coresh, Josef
Venue
The Lancet
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2012-11
Volume
380
Issue
9854
Pages
1662-1673
ISSN
  • 0099-5355 (ISSN-L)
  • 0140-6736
OpenAlex
W2111663222
Cited by
1,401
References
59
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FWCI
12.45
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Funders
  • Amgen
  • Sanofi
  • Novo Nordisk
  • Servier
  • National Institutes of Health (n01hc045133-001, n01hc085079-024, n01hc015103-009, n01hc095169-003, n01hc085086-022, n01hc25195-41-0-1, n01hc55222-0-0-0, n01hc95159-40-0-1, n01hc075150-004, n01hc035129-010)
  • National Institute on Aging (R01AG020098, R01AG007181, R01AG023629, R01AG028507, R01AG015928, R01AG027058)
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  • National Eye Institute (U10EY006594)
  • National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (K23DK067303, R01DK031801, K23DK002904, R01DK073217, U01DK035073)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U01NS041588)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Nephrology › Acute Kidney Injury Research
Keywords
chronic kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, estimated glomerular filtration rate, albuminuria, albumin-creatinine ratio, end-stage renal disease, all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality, kidney disease progression, CKD risk stratification, CKD-EPI equation
MeSH terms
Aged, Albuminuria, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cause of Death, Diabetic Nephropathies, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Humans, Kidney Failure, Chronic, Male, Middle Aged, Risk Factors

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