Title | Association of elevated serum aminotransferase levels with chronic kidney disease measures: hispanic community health study/study of latinos. |
Publication Type | Publication |
Year | 2021 |
Authors | Missikpode C, Kramer H, Cotler SJ, Durazo-Arvizu R, Lash JP, Kallwitz E, Cai J, Kuniholm MH, Rosas SE, Ricardo AC, Talavera GA, Raij L, Pirzada A, Daviglus ML |
Journal | BMC Nephrol |
Volume | 22 |
Issue | 1 |
Pagination | 302 |
Date Published | 2021 Sep 07 |
ISSN | 1471-2369 |
Keywords | Adult, Alanine Transaminase, albuminuria, Aspartate Aminotransferases, Cohort Studies, Creatinine, Female, Glomerular Filtration Rate, Hispanic or Latino, Humans, Logistic Models, Male, Metabolic syndrome, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Odds Ratio, Renal Insufficiency, Chronic, Risk Factors |
Abstract | BACKGROUND: Previous studies have shown an association between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic kidney disease (CKD), but it is unclear whether the association is independent of metabolic syndrome.METHODS: Data from 13,006 participants aged 18 to 74 years in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) without viral hepatitis, excessive alcohol consumption, or high transferrin saturation levels were analyzed. Suspected NAFLD was defined as presence of sex-specific elevations in serum aminotransferase levels (aspartate aminotransferase (AST) > 37 U/L or alanine aminotransferase (ALT) > 40 U/L for men and AST or ALT > 31 U/L for women). Logistic regression was used to examine cross-sectional associations of elevated serum aminotransferase levels with low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m based on cystatin C), and with high urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR) (> 17 mg/g in men and > 25 mg/ g in women) in separate models adjusting for demographic characteristics and metabolic syndrome.RESULTS: Mean (SD) age was 41 (0.27) years, and 45 % were male. Elevated serum aminotransferase levels were noted in 18.8 % of the population and were associated with greater odds of high UACR (OR = 1.31; 95 % CI = 1.10, 1.56) after adjusting for demographic characteristics; this association became non-significant after adjustment for metabolic syndrome (OR = 1.11, 95 % CI = 0.92, 1.33). In contrast, elevated serum aminotransferase levels were not associated with low eGFR (odds ratio (OR) = 0.73; 95 % confidence interval (CI) = 0.45, 1.18) after adjusting for covariates.CONCLUSIONS: In this sample of diverse U.S. Hispanic Latino adults, elevated serum aminotransferase levels were not independently associated with measures of CKD. |
DOI | 10.1186/s12882-021-02483-y |
Alternate Journal | BMC Nephrol |
PubMed ID | 34493216 |
PubMed Central ID | PMC8422630 |
Grant List | T32 HL125294 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States |
Association of elevated serum aminotransferase levels with chronic kidney disease measures: hispanic community health study/study of latinos.
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