背景:白蛋白尿被认为是肾功能不全的早期敏感标志,也是一个独立的心血管危险因素。考虑到代谢性肝病之间的可能关系,心血管疾病和慢性肾脏疾病,我们旨在评估心外膜脂肪组织的存在和脂肪变性肝病状态下发生白蛋白尿的风险.
方法:进行了一项回顾性长期纵向研究,包括181例患者。通过计算机断层扫描评估心外膜脂肪组织和脂肪变性肝病。随访时蛋白尿的存在被定义为结果。
结果:中位随访11.2年后,脂肪肝(HR3.15;95%CI,1.20-8.26;p=0.02)和过量的心外膜脂肪组织(HR6.12;95%CI,1.69-22.19;p=0.006)与调整内脏脂肪组织后蛋白尿风险增加相关,性别,年龄,体重状态,2型糖尿病,前驱糖尿病,高甘油三酯血症,高胆固醇血症,动脉高血压,和基线时的心血管预防治疗。与单独患有脂肪变性肝病相比,这两种疾病的存在与更高的蛋白尿风险相关(HR5.91;95%CI1.15-30.41,p=0.033)。与内脏脂肪组织的第一三分位数相比,在第二和第三三分位数中,肝脏脂肪变性和心外膜脂肪组织异常的受试者比例明显更高。我们发现心外膜脂肪与脂肪变性肝病之间存在显著相关性(rho=0.43[p<0.001])。
结论:在慢性肾脏病发展和进展的一级和二级预防中,必须确定和管理/减少过度肥胖。内脏肥胖评估可能是日常临床设置中的适当目标。此外,心外膜脂肪组织和脂肪变性肝病评估可能有助于肾功能不全的一级预防。
BACKGROUND: Albuminuria is considered an early and sensitive marker of kidney dysfunction, but also an independent cardiovascular risk factor. Considering the possible relationship among metabolic liver disease, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease, we aimed to evaluate the risk of developing albuminuria regarding the presence of epicardial adipose tissue and the steatotic liver disease status.
METHODS: A retrospective long-term longitudinal study including 181 patients was carried out. Epicardial adipose tissue and steatotic liver disease were assessed by computed tomography. The presence of albuminuria at follow-up was defined as the outcome.
RESULTS: After a median follow up of 11.2 years, steatotic liver disease (HR 3.15; 95% CI, 1.20-8.26; p = 0.02) and excess amount of epicardial adipose tissue (HR 6.12; 95% CI, 1.69-22.19; p = 0.006) were associated with an increased risk of albuminuria after adjustment for visceral adipose tissue, sex, age, weight status, type 2 diabetes, prediabetes, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, arterial hypertension, and cardiovascular prevention treatment at baseline. The presence of both conditions was associated with a higher risk of developing albuminuria compared to having steatotic liver disease alone (HR 5.91; 95% CI 1.15-30.41, p = 0.033). Compared with the first tertile of visceral adipose tissue, the proportion of subjects with liver steatosis and abnormal epicardial adipose tissue was significantly higher in the second and third tertile. We found a significant correlation between epicardial fat and steatotic liver disease (rho = 0.43 [p < 0.001]).
CONCLUSIONS: Identification and management/decrease of excess adiposity must be a target in the primary and secondary prevention of chronic kidney disease development and progression. Visceral adiposity assessment may be an adequate target in the daily clinical setting. Moreover, epicardial adipose tissue and steatotic liver disease assessment may aid in the primary prevention of renal dysfunction.