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Association of anthropometric obesity measures with chronic kidney disease risk in a non-diabetic patient population

Burton, J. O., Gray, L. J., Webb, D. R., Davies, M. J., Khunti, K., Crasto, W., Carr, S. J., Brunskill, N. J.·2012·Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation

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BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for both chronic kidney disease (CKD) and cardiovascular disease. The association of simple indices of obesity with CKD remains poorly understood. Evidence suggests that measures of central obesity such as waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) are more accurate predictors of morbidity and cardiovascular risk than body mass index (BMI). This study aimed to investigate the association of BMI, WC and WHR with CKD risk in a population screened for type 2 diabetes. METHODS: Data were drawn from a population-based screening programme of 6475 volunteers without pre-existing diabetes. A number of investigations and cardiovascular health-related assessments were performed. Participants were categorized into two groups: those with an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥60 and <60 mL/min/1.73m(2). Participants were also categorized as low, medium and high risk according to each anthropometric variable. RESULTS: CKD was independently associated with higher WC and BMI (P < 0.01) but not WHR (P = 0.47). Increasing obesity measured by BMI and WC was associated with a reduction in eGFR for both men and women (P < 0.001). Increasing risk categories for BMI and WC were also associated with lower eGFR in men and women (P < 0.001). Combining anthropometric measures provided no additional measure of risk for underlying CKD. CONCLUSIONS: WC may be a simple and reliable clinical tool for the detection of underlying CKD within primary care. Given the complex interaction between adiposity and uraemia, a combined screening tool using BMI and WC or WHR is unlikely to provide any additional benefit to risk analysis.

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Authors
Burton, J. O., Gray, L. J., Webb, D. R., Davies, M. J., Khunti, K., Crasto, W., Carr, S. J., & Brunskill, N. J.
Affiliations
University of Leicester (GB)
Venue
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
Published
2011-09-29
Volume
27
Issue
5
Pages
1860-1866
ISSN
  • 0931-0509 (ISSN-L)
  • 1460-2385
OpenAlex
W2163011148
Cited by
77
References
38
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FWCI
5.21
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Leicester Research Archive (University of Leicester) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research (RP-DG-1210-10183, RP-PG-0606-1272, CL-2007-11-003)
  • Kidney Research UK (RP28/2010)
  • Servier
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 › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Keywords
chronic kidney disease, obesity, anthropometric measures, waist circumference, waist-to-hip ratio, body mass index, estimated glomerular filtration rate, type 2 diabetes screening, non-diabetic population, cardiovascular risk, primary care screening
MeSH terms
Adult, Aged, Anthropometry, Chronic Disease, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Humans, Kidney Diseases, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Predictive Value of Tests, Risk Factors, Cohort Studies, Body Mass Index, Waist-Hip Ratio, Waist Circumference

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