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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• White, Sarah L.
• Polkinghorne, Kevan R.
• Cass, Alan
• Shaw, Jonathan E.
• Atkins, Robert C.
• Chadban, Steven J.

Titel

Alcohol consumption and 5-year onset of chronic kidney disease: the AusDiab study

Ist Teil von

• Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation, 2009-08, Vol.24 (8), p.2464-2472

Ort / Verlag

Oxford: Oxford University Press

Erscheinungsjahr

2009

Quelle

Oxford Journals 2020 Medicine

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background. Excessive alcohol consumption is a risk factor for hypertension and stroke; however, evidence for an association with chronic kidney disease is conflicting. Methods. A total of 6259 adults ≥25 years of age, without a history of alcohol dependence, participating in baseline (1999–2000) and follow-up (2004–2005) phases of an Australian population-representative study (AusDiab) were the subject of this analysis. Alcohol consumption status and volume/frequency were collected by standardized interviewer administered questionnaires and self-administered food frequency questionnaires. The outcomes were as follows: (i) 5-year decline in estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≥10%, with baseline eGFR ≥ 60 and final eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2, and (ii) 5-year doubling of albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) with final ACR ≥ 2.5 (males)/≥ 3.5 (females) mg/mmol, in the absence of albuminuria at baseline. Results. Self-identification as a moderate or heavy, versus light, drinker was associated with elevated risk of albuminuria in males and females <65 years of age (OR, 95% CI: males 1.87, 0.99–3.52; females 2.38, 1.37–4.14). Odds of de novo eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 were 0.34 (95% CI 0.22–0.59) and 0.68 (95% CI 0.36–1.27) in males and females, respectively, who were moderate–heavy drinkers. Alcohol intake of ≥30 g/day was associated with an increased risk of albuminuria after adjustment for age, sex and baseline kidney function (OR = 1.59, 95% CI 1.07–2.36), but a reduced risk of eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (OR = 0.59, 95% CI 0.37–0.95), compared with consumption of <10 g/day. Conclusions. Moderate–heavy alcohol consumption may be an important modifiable risk factor for albuminuria in the general population. The natural history of alcohol-induced kidney damage and how this relates to markers of kidney function in the general population warrant further research.