Journal article
Glomerular Hyperfiltration Is Associated with Liver Disease Severity in Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The Journal of pediatrics, Vol.222, pp.127-133
07/01/2020
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.03.038
PMID: 32381466
Abstract
Objectives: To determine the prevalence of renal impairment in a large cohort of youths with histologically confirmed nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), and to determine its association with liver disease severity. Study design: Clinical, laboratory, and histology data were collected retrospectively in a pediatric cohort with biopsy-confirmed NAFLD at a tertiary care center between 2010 and 2017. Histological NAFLD severity was scored using validated criteria. Glomerular filtration rate (GFR) was calculated and categorized as low (<90 mL/min/1.73 m
), normal (90-136 mL/min/1.73 m
), or high (>136 mL/min/1.73 m
). Univariate and multivariate modeling were used to determine differences between the GFR groups and to control for confounders. Results: The cohort comprised 179 patients (82% non-Hispanic; median age; 14 years; IQR, 12-16 years). One-third of the patients had abnormal renal function, including 36 (20%) with glomerular hyperfiltration and 26 (15%) with low GFR. In multivariable logistic regression, compared with normal GFR, hyperfiltration was independently associated with higher NAFLD activity score (aOR, 2.96; 95% CI, 1.49-5.87; P = .002), after adjusting for age, sex, ethnicity, obesity severity, presence of type 2 diabetes mellitus, and medications. Conclusions: In this large cohort with histologically confirmed NAFLD, renal impairment was highly prevalent and associated with liver disease severity, independent of obesity severity. Screening patients with confirmed NAFLD for renal complication is recommended.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Glomerular Hyperfiltration Is Associated with Liver Disease Severity in Children with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Creators
- Toshifumi Yodoshi - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterAna Catalina Arce-Clachar - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterQin Sun - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterLin Fei - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterKristin Bramlage - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterStavra A. Xanthakos - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterFrancisco Flores - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical CenterMarialena Mouzaki - Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The Journal of pediatrics, Vol.222, pp.127-133
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.03.038
- PMID
- 32381466
- ISSN
- 0022-3476
- eISSN
- 1097-6833
- Number of pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2020
- Academic Unit
- Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Pancreatology, and Nutrition
- Record Identifier
- 9985214171502771
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