Association Between Serum Prealbumin Level and Outcomes in Prevalent Kidney Transplant Recipients

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OBJECTIVE(S): Prealbumin, a transport protein mostly synthesized in the liver, is a marker of nutrition. Although decreased prealbumin levels are associated with increased mortality in end-stage kidney disease patients, its association with mortality in kidney transplant recipients remains unknown. We evaluated the association between prealbumin levels and outcomes in kidney transplant recipients.

DESIGN: This was a prospective prevalent cohort study. This study included 991 kidney transplant recipients enrolled from December 31, 2006, to December 31, 2007, and followed over a 6-year period. Sociodemographic, past medical history, clinical, and laboratory data were collected at the study entry. Associations between prealbumin levels and death with functioning graft, all-cause mortality, and graft loss were examined using survival models.

RESULTS: Serum prealbumin levels showed significant negative correlation with estimated glomerular filtration rate (R = -0.28; P < .001) and high-sensitive C-reactive protein (R = -0.24; P < .001). Each 5 mg/dL lower serum prealbumin level was associated with 20% higher risk of death with functioning graft (subdistribution hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 1.20 [1.08-1.35]; P = .001), which persisted after multivariable adjustments (subdistribution hazard ratio [95% confidence interval]: 1.13 [1.00-1.28]; P = .039). Qualitatively similar trend was observed in all-cause mortality; however, there was no association between prealbumin levels and graft loss.

CONCLUSION(S): Lower serum prealbumin level is associated with increased risk of death with functioning graft in prevalent kidney transplant recipients.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:29

Enthalten in:

Journal of renal nutrition : the official journal of the Council on Renal Nutrition of the National Kidney Foundation - 29(2019), 3 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 188-195

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gaipov, Abduzhappar [VerfasserIn]
Jackson, Christopher D [VerfasserIn]
Talwar, Manish [VerfasserIn]
Balaraman, Vasanthi [VerfasserIn]
Chakravarty, Arijit [VerfasserIn]
Cseprekal, Orsolya [VerfasserIn]
Mathe, Zoltan [VerfasserIn]
Remport, Adam [VerfasserIn]
Kovesdy, Csaba P [VerfasserIn]
Eason, James D [VerfasserIn]
Mucsi, Istvan [VerfasserIn]
Molnar, Miklos Z [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

9007-41-4
C-Reactive Protein
Journal Article
Prealbumin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 16.07.2020

Date Revised 16.07.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1053/j.jrn.2019.01.003

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM294439773