• Andreas Kühn, Markus van der Giet, Martin K Kuhlmann, Peter Martus, Nina Mielke, Natalie Ebert, and Elke S Schaeffner.
• Institut für Public Health, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: andreas.kuehn@charite.de.
• Am. J. Kidney Dis. 2021 Mar 1; 77 (3): 386-396.e1.

Rationale & ObjectiveEstimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urinary albumin-creatinine ratio (UACR) are associated with cardiovascular events in the general population but their utility among older adults is unclear. We investigated the associations of eGFR and UACR with stroke, myocardial infarction (MI), and death among older adults.Study DesignPopulation-based cohort study.Setting & Participants1,581 participants (aged≥70 years) in the Berlin Initiative Study (BIS) without prior stroke or MI.Exposures & PredictorsSerum creatinine- and cystatin C-based eGFR, UACR categories, and measured GFR (n=436).OutcomesStroke, MI, and all-cause mortality.Analytical ApproachHRs and 95% CIs derived from multivariable-adjusted Cox proportional hazards models for association analyses. Net reclassification improvement (NRI) and C statistic differences comparing the predictive benefit of kidney measures with a traditional cardiovascular risk model.ResultsDuring a median follow-up of 8.2 years, 193 strokes, 125 MIs, and 531 deaths occurred. Independent of UACR, when GFR was estimated using the creatinine- and cystatin C-based BIS equation, eGFR of 45 to 59mL/min/1.73m2 (vs eGFR>60mL/min/1.73m2) was associated with stroke (HR, 2.23; 95% CI, 1.55-3.21) but not MI or all-cause mortality. For those with eGFR<45mL/min/1.73m2, the HRs were 1.99 (95% CI, 1.23-3.20) for stroke, 1.38 (95% CI, 0.81-2.36) for MI, and 1.57 (95% CI, 1.20-2.06) for mortality. Compared with UACR<30mg/g, UACR of 30 to 300mg/g was not associated with stroke (HR, 0.91; 95% CI, 0.63-1.33) but was associated with MI (HR, 1.65; 95% CI, 1.09-2.51) and all-cause mortality (HR, 1.63; 95% CI, 1.34-1.98). Prediction analysis for stroke showed significant positive NRI for eGFR calculated using the cystatin C-based Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration (CKD-EPI) equation and the creatinine- and cystatin C-based BIS and Full Age Spectrum equations. UACR demonstrated significant positive NRIs for MI and mortality.LimitationseGFR and UACR categorization based on single assessments; lack of cause-specific death data.ConclusionseGFR of 45 to 59mL/min/1.73m2 without albuminuria was associated with stroke but not MI or all-cause mortality in older adults. In contrast, UACR of 30 to 300mg/g was associated with MI and all-cause mortality but not with stroke. Furthermore, cystatin C-based eGFR improved risk prediction for stroke in this cohort of older adults.Copyright © 2020 National Kidney Foundation, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

43 keywords...

hide…