Prognostic factors of IgA nephropathy presenting with mild proteinuria at the time of diagnosis (a multicenter cohort study)

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BACKGROUND: Clinical factors affecting renal prognosis in patients with immunoglobulin A nephropathy (IgAN) and low urinary protein excretion (U-Prot) remain unclear. This study evaluated such factors in patients with clinical grade I (CG-I) IgAN with U-Prot < 0.5 g/day.

METHODS: This secondary analysis of a previous retrospective study included 394 patients with CG-I IgAN. The primary outcome was the first occurrence of a 1.5-fold increase in serum creatinine levels from baseline. Factors related to renal prognosis were examined using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. CG-I was divided into C-Grade Ia (CG-Ia) (n = 330) with baseline eGFR ≥ 60 ml/min/1.73 m2, and C-Grade Ib (CG-Ib) (n = 64) with baseline eGFR < 60 ml/min/1.73 m2. Outcome incidence was compared between conservative and aggressive therapy (corticosteroids and/or tonsillectomy) groups.

RESULTS: Overall outcome incidence was significantly higher in CG-Ib than in CG-Ia; the cumulative incidence was significantly higher in CG-Ib (hazard ratio, 9.67; 95% confidence interval, 2.90-32.23). Older age, higher IgA levels, eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2, lower eGFR at baseline were independent prognostic factors for CG-I. Older age, lower eGFR, higher IgA levels at baseline, and U-Prot remission at 1-year post-diagnosis were independent prognostic factors for CG-Ib. Aggressive therapy tended to suppress the cumulative outcome incidence compared with conservative therapy in CG-Ib (p = 0.087).

CONCLUSION: An eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 is a significant predictor of renal prognosis in patients with IgAN and U-Prot < 0.5 g/day.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

Clinical and experimental nephrology - 27(2023), 4 vom: 27. Apr., Seite 340-348

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Shirai, Sayuri [VerfasserIn]
Yasuda, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Kumagai, Hiroo [VerfasserIn]
Matsunobu, Hanako [VerfasserIn]
Ichikawa, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Shibagaki, Yugo [VerfasserIn]
Yasuda, Yoshinari [VerfasserIn]
Matsuzaki, Keiichi [VerfasserIn]
Hirano, Keita [VerfasserIn]
Kawamura, Tetsuya [VerfasserIn]
Suzuki, Yusuke [VerfasserIn]
Maruyama, Shoichi [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

IgA nephropathy
Immunoglobulin A
Journal Article
Mild proteinuria
Multicenter Study
Renal prognosis

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Date Completed 21.03.2023

Date Revised 21.03.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10157-023-02316-2

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352162767