Cannabis Use and CKD : Epidemiological Associations and Mendelian Randomization

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Rationale & Objective: The association between cannabis use and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is controversial. We aimed to assess association of CKD with cannabis use in a large cohort study and then assess causality using Mendelian randomization with a genome-wide association study (GWAS).

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study and genome-wide association study.

Setting & Participants: The retrospective study was conducted on the All of Us cohort (N=223,354). Genetic instruments for cannabis use disorder were identified from 3 GWAS: the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Substance Use Disorders, iPSYCH, and deCODE (N=384,032). Association between genetic instruments and CKD was investigated in the CKDGen GWAS (N > 1.2 million).

Exposure: Cannabis consumption.

Outcomes: CKD outcomes included: cystatin-C and creatinine-based kidney function, proteinuria, and blood urea nitrogen.

Analytical Approach: We conducted association analyses to test for frequency of cannabis use and CKD. To evaluate causality, we performed a 2-sample Mendelian randomization.

Results: In the retrospective study, compared to former users, less than monthly (OR, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.87-1.18; P = 0.87) and monthly cannabis users (OR, 1.15; 95% CI, 0.86-1.52; P = 0.33) did not have higher CKD odds. Conversely, weekly (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.01-1.60; P = 0.04) and daily use (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.04-1.50; P = 0.02) was significantly associated with CKD, adjusted for multiple confounders. In Mendelian randomization, genetic liability to cannabis use disorder was not associated with increased odds for CKD (OR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.99-1.01; P = 0.96). These results were robust across different Mendelian randomization techniques and multiple kidney traits.

Limitations: Likely underreporting of cannabis use. In Mendelian randomization, genetic instruments were identified in the GWAS that included individuals primarily of European ancestry.

Conclusions: Despite the epidemiological association between cannabis use and CKD, there was no evidence of a causal effect, indicating confounding in observational studies.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:5

Enthalten in:

Kidney medicine - 5(2023), 2 vom: 19. Feb., Seite 100582

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Dellepiane, Sergio [VerfasserIn]
Paranjpe, Ishan [VerfasserIn]
Rajagopal, Madhumitha [VerfasserIn]
Kamat, Samir [VerfasserIn]
O'Hagan, Ross [VerfasserIn]
Gulamali, Faris [VerfasserIn]
Rein, Joshua L [VerfasserIn]
Charney, Alexander W [VerfasserIn]
Do, Ron [VerfasserIn]
Coca, Steven [VerfasserIn]
Glicksberg, Benjamin S [VerfasserIn]
Nadkarni, Girish N [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cannabis
Chronic kidney disease
Journal Article
Mendelian randomization

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Date Revised 19.04.2023

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100582

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM352227206