Abstract: SA-OR060
HDL Cholesterol and Its Associations with Cause-Specific Mortality in Patients with CKD
Session Information
- The Slow Burn: CKD Incidence and Progression
November 04, 2017 | Location: Room 277, Morial Convention Center
Abstract Time: 06:18 PM - 06:30 PM
Category: Chronic Kidney Disease (Non-Dialysis)
- 303 CKD: Epidemiology, Outcomes - Cardiovascular
Authors
- Navaneethan, Sankar D., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
- Schold, Jesse D., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Arrigain, Susana, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Jolly, Stacey, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
- Walther, Carl P., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
- Winkelmayer, Wolfgang C., Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, United States
- Nally, Joseph V., Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Background
Recent data suggest a U-shaped association between HDL cholesterol (HDL-c) and death in CKD. However, whether the increased mortality in patients with extreme levels is driven by specific causes of death remains unclear. Herein, we examined the associations between HDL-c and cause-specific mortality in a large CKD population.
Methods
We included 38,377 patients with eGFR 15-59 ml/min/1.73 m2 who had lipid levels measured within 1 year of CKD diagnosis. We ascertained overall and cause-specific deaths from the State mortality data and classified deaths into 3 major categories: a) cardiovascular; b) malignancy; and c) non-cardiovascular/non-malignancy causes. We fitted Cox regression models for overall mortality and separate competing risk models for each major cause of death category to evaluate their respective associations with categories of HDL-c (≤30, 31-40, 41-50 [referent], 51-60, >60 mg/dl). Separate analyses were conducted for men and women.
Results
During a median follow-up of 4.5 years, 9,665 patients died. HDL-c ≤30 mg/dl was associated with higher risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in both sexes and higher risk of malignancy-related deaths in women (Table 1). HDL-c >60 mg/dl was associated with lower all-cause mortality in women only. HDL-c >60 mg/dl was associated with higher risk of non-cardiovascular/non-malignancy related deaths in men but not women. Exclusion of those with maligancy yielded results similar to primary analyses.
Conclusion
In a non-dialysis dependent CKD population, HDL-c ≤30 mg/dl was associated with higher all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, but not with non-cardiovascular mortality. HDL-c >60 mg/dl was associated with higher risk of non-cardiovascular/non-malignancy related deaths in men only. Additional studies examining the reasons for these different associations between HDL-c and cause-specific mortality, and potential effect modification by sex, are needed.
Funding
- Commercial Support