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Volumetric evaluation of renal sinus adipose tissue on computed tomography images in bilateral nephrolithiasis
Peng Lin1, Zeng Min2, Gong Wei1
1Department of Radiology, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China.
Purpose:
To compare renal sinus fat volume (RSFV) separately within the right and left kidneys between bilateral nephrolithiasis patients and healthy controls.
Methods:
This cross-sectional study analyzed patients who underwent unenhanced abdominal computed tomography (CT) divided into nephrolithiasis (n = 102) and healthy control (n = 130) groups. Age, sex, blood pressure [systolic blood pressure (SBP) and diastolic blood pressure (DBP)], estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), body weight, and height of each participant were extracted. Volumetric renal sinus adipose tissue was measured separately for both kidneys on CT images. Urea, serum creatinine (Scr), uric acid (UA), total serum cholesterol (TCH), serum triglyceride (TG), and serum high- and low-density lipoprotein (HDL and LDL, respectively) cholesterol levels were obtained.
Results:
Overall, 232 participants (mean age 47 years, 50% women) were enrolled. There were no differences in sex, DBP, urea, and LDL-cholesterol between the two groups (all p > 0.05). However, nephrolithiasis patients had higher age, BMI, SBP, and RSFV; higher Scr, UA, TCH, and TG serum levels; and lower HDL-cholesterol level and eGFR. Average left RSFV was significantly higher than right RSFV in healthy controls (4.56 ± 2.29 versus 3.34 ± 1.90 cm3, p < 0.001). A significant relationship between bilateral RSFV, age, BMI, SBP, and eGFR was noted in bilateral nephrolithiasis patients. Multivariate linear regression analysis showed age, BMI, and LDL-cholesterol to be independent predictors of left RSFV, and only BMI was an independent predictor of right RSFV.
Conclusions:
Our data showed renal sinus adipose tissue accumulation and the relationship among RSFV, age, BMI, and LDL-cholesterol in bilateral nephrolithiasis patients.
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