Hyperuricaemia, gout and allopurinol in the CKD Queensland registry
Jeyaruban, A., Hoy, W., Cameron, A., Healy, H., Wang, Z., Zhang, J., and Mallett, A. (2021) Hyperuricaemia, gout and allopurinol in the CKD Queensland registry. Journal of Nephrology, 34. pp. 753-762.
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Abstract
Introduction There is scant data on the role of hyperuricaemia, gout and allopurinol treatment in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Therefore, our aim is to investigate the possible associations between hyperuricaemia, gout, prescription of allopurinol and renal outcomes in patients with CKD.
Methods The retrospective cohort study involved 1123 Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital (RBWH) patients, enrolled in the CKD.QLD registry from May 2011 to August 2017. Patients were divided into two uric acid categories, with uric acid ≤ 0.36 mmol/L and > 0.36 mmol/L. Association of delta estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) with gout, allopurinol treatment and hyperuricaemia were analysed.
Results Patients with an entry urate > 0.36 mmol/L were older, had higher body mass index (BMI) and worse baseline kidney function. Proportion of patients with gout, hyperuricaemia and allopurinol treatment increased with advanced CKD stages. Age-adjusted analysis revealed a significant association between serum urate level and delta eGFR, with no significant association between gout, treatment with allopurinol and delta eGFR. Furthermore, neither gout nor the prescription of allopurinol had a significant effect on the time to renal death (composite end point of kidney replacement therapy or death).
Conclusion Hyperuricaemia seemed to be independently associated with faster CKD progression or renal death. This was not observed with gout or prescription of allopurinol. Furthermore, allopurinol was not associated with decreased incidence of cardiovascular events. These data suggest that hyperuricaemia is likely the effect and not the cause of CKD or CKD progression.
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| ISSN: | 1724-6059 |
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