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Increased urinary adiponectin level is associated with contrast-induced nephropathy in patients undergoing elective
Jun-Yi Zhang1, Qiong Wang1, Ru-Tao Wang1
1Department of Cardiology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 15 Changle West Road, Xi'an, 710032, Shannxi, China.
Background:
Contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) is one of major and serious complications in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). It is unknown whether increased urinary adiponectin (UAPN), a sensitive marker for early renal function impairment, is associated with an increased risk of CIN. Therefore, we prospectively investigate the association of UAPN with CIN.
Methods:
We prospectively enrolled 208 patients who were undergoing elective PCI. The baseline UAPN was assessed prior to PCI. The ROC analysis was used to evaluate the predictive value of UAPN for CIN. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to analyze the independent risk factors for CIN.
Results:
Of 208 patients, CIN occurred in 19 patients (9.13%), and 6 of them (2.88%) required dialysis. Patients with CIN had a higher UAPN level than those without CIN (17.15 ± 12.36 vs. 10.29 ± 3.04 ng/ml, P < 0.01). ROC analysis showed that the optimal cutoff value of UAPN for predicting CIN was 12.24 ng/ml with 68.42% sensitivity and 76.72% specificity (AUC = 0.7204; 95% CI, 0.582-0.859; 푃< 0.01). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that UAPN (OR, 5.071; 95% CI,1.711-15.028; P < 0.01) and serum creatinine (Scr) > 124 μmol/L (OR, 4.210; 95% CI, 1.297-13.669; P < 0.01) were independently associated with CIN.
Conclusions:
Our present study showed that a higher baseline UAPN (≥12.24 ng/ml) level was significantly associated with an increased risk for developing CIN post PCI.
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