TY - JOUR
T1 - Kidney-Metabolic Factors Associated with Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Kidney Disease
T2 - A Pilot Study
AU - Murray, Anne M.
AU - Slinin, Yelena
AU - Tupper, David E.
AU - Pederson, Sarah L.
AU - Davey, Cynthia
AU - Gilbertson, David T.
AU - Drawz, Paul
AU - Mello, Ryan
AU - Hart, Allyson
AU - Johansen, Kirsten L.
AU - Reule, Scott
AU - Rossom, Rebecca
AU - Knopman, David S.
N1 - Funding Information:
Dr. Anne M. Murray has been a consultant to Alkahest, Inc. Dr. David S. Knopman serves on a Data Safety Monitoring Board for the DIAN study. He serves on a Data Safety Monitoring Board for a tau therapeutic for Biogen but receives no personal compensation. He is an investigator in clinical trials sponsored by Biogen, Lilly Pharmaceuticals, and the University of Southern California. He has served as a consultant for Roche, Samus Therapeutics, Third Rock, and Alzeca Biosciences but receives no personal compensation. He receives funding from the NIH. All other authors list no disclosures.
Funding Information:
Funding for this work was provided by National Institute on Aging Grants #R01AG03755 and 1R01AG058729, Satellite Health Inc., Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute, and the University of Minnesota Medical Foundation.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022
PY - 2022/7/1
Y1 - 2022/7/1
N2 - Introduction: The associations of kidney-metabolic biomarkers with cognitive impairment (CI) beyond the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR, in mL/min/1.73 m2) and albuminuria levels are not well understood. In exploratory analysis, our objective was to determine the extent that three kidney-metabolic factors, previously proposed as mechanisms of CI and commonly abnormal in chronic kidney disease (CKD), were associated with prevalent CI in CKD participants, adjusted for kidney function measures. Methods: The study cohort included community-dwelling individuals aged ≥45 years with CKD (eGFR <60), not requiring dialysis, recruited from four health systems. We examined the serum biomarkers bicarbonate (CO2), TNFαR1, and cholesterol as primary exposures. A structured neuropsychological battery conducted by trained staff measured global and domain-specific cognitive performance. Logistic regression analyses estimated the cross-sectional associations between kidney-metabolic measures and global and cognitive domain-specific moderate/severe (Mod/Sev) CI, adjusted for the eGFR, urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR, mg/g), demographics, comorbid conditions, and other kidney-metabolic biomarkers commonly abnormal in CKD. Results: Among 436 CKD participants with mean age 70 years, 16% were Black, the mean eGFR was 34, and the median [IQR] UACR was 49 [0.0, 378] mg/g. In adjusted models, increased TNFαR1 was associated with global Mod/Sev CI (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 1.40 [1.02, 1.93]; p = 0.04); low bicarbonate (CO2 <20 mEq/L) with Mod/Sev memory impairment (3.04 [1.09, 8.47]; p = 0.03), and each 10-mg/dL lower cholesterol was associated with Mod/Sev executive function/processing speed impairment (1.12 [1.02, 1.23]; p = 0.02). However, after adjustment for multiple comparisons, these associations were no longer significant nor were any other kidney-metabolic factors significant for any CI classification. Conclusion: In exploratory analyses in a CKD population, three kidney-metabolic factors were associated with CI, but after adjustment for multiple comparisons, were no longer significant. Future studies in larger CKD populations are needed to assess these potential risk factors for CI.
AB - Introduction: The associations of kidney-metabolic biomarkers with cognitive impairment (CI) beyond the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR, in mL/min/1.73 m2) and albuminuria levels are not well understood. In exploratory analysis, our objective was to determine the extent that three kidney-metabolic factors, previously proposed as mechanisms of CI and commonly abnormal in chronic kidney disease (CKD), were associated with prevalent CI in CKD participants, adjusted for kidney function measures. Methods: The study cohort included community-dwelling individuals aged ≥45 years with CKD (eGFR <60), not requiring dialysis, recruited from four health systems. We examined the serum biomarkers bicarbonate (CO2), TNFαR1, and cholesterol as primary exposures. A structured neuropsychological battery conducted by trained staff measured global and domain-specific cognitive performance. Logistic regression analyses estimated the cross-sectional associations between kidney-metabolic measures and global and cognitive domain-specific moderate/severe (Mod/Sev) CI, adjusted for the eGFR, urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR, mg/g), demographics, comorbid conditions, and other kidney-metabolic biomarkers commonly abnormal in CKD. Results: Among 436 CKD participants with mean age 70 years, 16% were Black, the mean eGFR was 34, and the median [IQR] UACR was 49 [0.0, 378] mg/g. In adjusted models, increased TNFαR1 was associated with global Mod/Sev CI (odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 1.40 [1.02, 1.93]; p = 0.04); low bicarbonate (CO2 <20 mEq/L) with Mod/Sev memory impairment (3.04 [1.09, 8.47]; p = 0.03), and each 10-mg/dL lower cholesterol was associated with Mod/Sev executive function/processing speed impairment (1.12 [1.02, 1.23]; p = 0.02). However, after adjustment for multiple comparisons, these associations were no longer significant nor were any other kidney-metabolic factors significant for any CI classification. Conclusion: In exploratory analyses in a CKD population, three kidney-metabolic factors were associated with CI, but after adjustment for multiple comparisons, were no longer significant. Future studies in larger CKD populations are needed to assess these potential risk factors for CI.
KW - Acidosis
KW - Chronic kidney disease
KW - Cognitive impairment
KW - Inflammation
KW - Risk factors
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U2 - 10.1159/000524166
DO - 10.1159/000524166
M3 - Article
C2 - 35483332
AN - SCOPUS:85130445810
SN - 0250-8095
VL - 53
SP - 435
EP - 445
JO - American journal of nephrology
JF - American journal of nephrology
IS - 6
ER -