ASN's Mission

To create a world without kidney diseases, the ASN Alliance for Kidney Health elevates care by educating and informing, driving breakthroughs and innovation, and advocating for policies that create transformative changes in kidney medicine throughout the world.

learn more

Contact ASN

1401 H St, NW, Ste 900, Washington, DC 20005

email@asn-online.org

202-640-4660

The Latest on X

Kidney Week

ASN / Education & Meetings / Kidney Week /

Please note that you are viewing an archived section from 2021 and some content may be unavailable. To unlock all content for 2021, please visit the archives.

Abstract: PO0073

Prevalence and Outcomes Associated with Hyperuricemia in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19

Session Information

Category: Coronavirus (COVID-19)

  • 000 Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Authors

  • Chauhan, Kinsuk, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
  • Pattharanitima, Pattharawin, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
  • Piani, Federica, University of Colorado Health, Aurora, Colorado, United States
  • Johnson, Richard J., University of Colorado Health, Aurora, Colorado, United States
  • Uribarri, Jaime, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
  • Chan, Lili, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
  • Coca, Steven G., Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Department of Medicine, New York, New York, United States
Background

COVID-19 can increase catabolism and result in hyperuricemia. Uric acid (UA) potentially causes kidney damage by alteration of renal autoregulation, inhibition of endothelial cell proliferation, cell apoptosis, activation of the pro-inflammatory cascade, and crystal deposition. Hyperuricemia in patients with COVID-19 may contribute to acute kidney injury and poor outcomes.

Methods

We included 834 patients with COVID-19 who were >18 years old and hospitalized for >24 hours in the Mount Sinai Health System and had at least one measurement of serum UA. We examined the association between the first serum UA level and major adverse kidney events (MAKE, defined by a composite of all-cause in-hospital mortality or RRT or 100% increase in serum creatinine from baseline), as well as markers of inflammation and cardiac injury.

Results

Among the 834 patients, the median age was 66 years, 42% were women, and the median first UA was 5.9 mg/dL (IQR 4.5-8.8). Overall, 52% experienced MAKE, and 32% died during hospitalization. After adjusting for demographics, comorbidities, and laboratory values, a doubling in serum UA was associated with increased MAKE (OR 2.5 per doubling, 95% CI 1.7-3.5) and in-hospital mortality (OR 1.7 per doubling, 95% CI 1.3-2.3) (Figure A & B). Serum UA levels were independently associated with a higher level of procalcitonin (β, 0.6; SE 0.2) and troponin (β, 1.2; SE 0.2) but was not associated with the serum ferritin, CRP, or IL-6 (Figure C).

Conclusion

In patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19, higher UA levels were independently associated with MAKE and mortality in a dose-dependent manner. In addition, hyperuricemia was associated with higher procalcitonin and troponin levels.

A) & B) Association between serum UA and outcomes, MAKE (A) and in-hospital mortality (B) using restricted cubic spline models and mean serum UA (6.9 mg/dL) as a reference C) Association between serum UA and log2 transformed markers of inflammation and cardiac injury

Funding

  • Commercial Support – XORTX Therapeutics Inc.