scholarly journals Taking Sleeping Pills and the Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease: A Nationwide Population-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen-Yi Liao ◽  
Chi-Hsiang Chung ◽  
Kuo-Cheng Lu ◽  
Cheng-Yi Cheng ◽  
Sung-Sen Yang ◽  
...  

Background: Sleeping disorder has been associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD); however, the correlation between sleeping pills use and CKD has not been investigated in-depth yet. This study elucidated the potential association of sleeping pill use with the risk of CKD and CKD progression to end-stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring dialysis.Methods: This study was based on a population-based cohort that included 209,755 sleeping pill users among 989,753 individuals. After applying the exclusion criteria, 186,654 sleeping pill users and 373,308 nonusers were enrolled to monitor the occurrence of CKD. Using a cumulative daily dose, we analyzed the types of sleeping pills related to the risk of CKD and ESRD. Propensity score matching and analysis using Cox proportional hazards regression were performed with adjustments for sex, age, and comorbidities.Results: Sleeping pill use was related to increased CKD risk after adjusting for underlying comorbidities (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 1.806, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.617–2.105, p < 0.001). With the exception of hyperlipidemia, most comorbidities correlated with an increased risk of CKD. Persistent use of sleeping pills after CKD diagnosis increased the risk of concurrent ESRD (aHR = 7.542; 95% CI: 4.267–10.156; p < 0.001). After the subgroup analysis for sleeping pill use, brotizolam (p = 0.046), chlordiazepoxide (p < 0.001), clonazepam (p < 0.001), diazepam (p < 0.001), dormicum (p < 0.001), estazolam (p < 0.001), fludiazepam (p < 0.001), flunitrazepam (p < 0.001), nitrazepam (p < 0.001), trazodone (p < 0.001), zolpidem (p < 0.001), and zopiclone (p < 0.001) were found to have significant correlation with increased CKD risk.Conclusion: Sleeping pill use was related to an increased risk of CKD and ESRD. Further studies are necessary to corroborate these findings.

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-12
Author(s):  
Kuang-Yu Wei ◽  
Chen-Yi Liao ◽  
Chi-Hsiang Chung ◽  
Fu-Huang Lin ◽  
Chang-Huei Tsao ◽  
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<b><i>Introduction:</i></b> Patients with carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) commonly have long-term morbidities. However, it is not known whether patients with COP exhibit an increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and whether hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) alters this risk. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> This study identified 8,618 patients who survived COP and 34,464 propensity score-matched non-COP patients from 2000 to 2013 in a nationwide administrative registry. The primary outcome was the development of CKD. The association between COP and the risk of developing CKD was estimated using a Cox proportional hazards regression model; the cumulated incidence of CKD among patients stratified by HBOT was evaluated using a Kaplan-Meier analysis. <b><i>Results:</i></b> After adjusting for covariates, the risk of CKD was 6.15-fold higher in COP patients than in non-COP controls. Based on the subgroup analyses, regardless of demographic characteristics, environmental factors, and comorbidities, the COP cohort exhibited an increased risk of developing CKD compared with the controls. The cumulative incidence of CKD in COP patients did not differ between the HBOT and non-HBOT groups (<i>p</i> = 0.188). <b><i>Conclusions:</i></b> COP might be an independent risk factor for developing CKD. Thus, clinicians should enhance the postdischarge follow-up of kidney function among COP patients.


2013 ◽  
Vol 142 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Y. HU ◽  
C. Y. WU ◽  
N. HUANG ◽  
Y. J. CHOU ◽  
Y. C. CHANG ◽  
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SUMMARYThis nationwide population-based cohort study investigated the risk of tuberculosis (TB) in patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) and receiving dialysis. The evaluations included 4131 incident ESRD patients receiving dialysis and 16 524 age- and gender-matched controls, recruited between 1998 and 2009. We used Cox proportional hazards regression analysis to measure the association between TB and ESRD. Compared to the controls, the ESRD cohort had a significantly higher risk of TB within 1 year [incident rate ratio (IRR) 4·13], and 1–2 years (IRR 2·12), of occurrence of ESRD. The Cox proportional hazards model revealed that ESRD [hazard ratio (HR) 2·40], age >65 years (HR 2·41), male sex (HR 1·94), diabetes mellitus (HR 1·36), silicosis (HR 7·70) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (HR 1·61) are independent risk factors for TB. Patients with ESRD are associated with an increased risk of TB, and should thus be monitored more carefully for TB, especially within 2 years of onset of ESRD.


Author(s):  
Amit N Vora ◽  
Maggie A Stanislawski ◽  
John S Rumsfeld ◽  
Thomas M Maddox ◽  
Mladen Vidovich ◽  
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Background: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) are at increased risk of bleeding and transfusion after cardiac catheterization. Whether rates of these complications or progression to new dialysis are increased in this high-risk population undergoing transradial (TR) access compared to transfemoral (TF) access is unknown. Methods: From the Veterans Affairs Clinical Assessment, Reporting, and Tracking (CART) Program between 10/2007-09/2012 we identified 40,160 CKD patients undergoing cardiac catheterization with baseline glomerular filtration rate (GFR) ≤ 60 ml/min. We used multivariable Cox modeling to determine the independent association between TR access and post-procedure transfusion as well as progression to new dialysis using TF as the reference. Results: Overall, 3,828 (9.5%) of CKD patients underwent TR access and tended to be slightly younger but overall had similar rates of CKD severity compared with TF patients (GFR 45-60 ml/min: 77.0% vs. 77.0%; GFR 30-44 ml/min: 19.7% vs. 19.3%; GFR 15-29 ml/min: 3.3% vs. 3.7%, p=0.35). TR patients had longer fluoroscopy times (8.1 vs 6.9 minutes, p=<0.0001) but decreased contrast use (90.0 vs 100.0 ml, p=<0.0001). Among the 31,692 patients with a full year of follow-up, 42 (1.7%) of TR patients and 545 (1.9%) of TF patients progressed to new dialysis within 1 year (p=0.64). However, only 33 (0.9%) of TR patients compared with 570 TF patients (1.6%) needed post-procedure blood transfusion (p=0.0006). After multivariable adjustment, there was no significant difference in progression to ESRD between TR and TF patients but TR was associated with a significant decrease in transfusion (Figure). Conclusion: Among CKD patients undergoing cardiac catheterization in the VA health system, TR access is associated with a decreased risk for post-procedure transfusion compared with TF access. There was no significant difference between the two approaches with respect to progression to ESRD. These data suggest that TR is a reasonable option for patients with any level of CKD undergoing cardiac catheterization.


Circulation ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 143 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jung-Im Shin ◽  
Yao Qiao ◽  
Aditya Surapaneni ◽  
Lesley Inker ◽  
Derek Fine ◽  
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Introduction: Statin-induced rhabdomyolysis is a rare, but potentially life-threatening condition. It is unknown whether specific statins carry a greater risk of rhabdomyolysis and whether the risk differs between patients with and without chronic kidney disease (CKD). The objective of this study was to investigate the association of rosuvastatin use vs. atorvastatin use with the risk of rhabdomyolysis across CKD status. Hypothesis: Rosuvastatin use is associated with a higher risk of rhabdomyolysis as compared to atorvastatin use and the risk is greater among those with CKD than those without CKD. Methods: We identified adult patients who initiated rosuvastatin or atorvastatin between January 1, 2004 and December 31, 2018 and were free of end-stage kidney disease at the time of prescription in the Geisinger Health System. The association between rosuvastatin use and rhabdomyolysis was assessed using Cox proportional hazards regression models with an interaction between rosuvastatin use and CKD (i.e., estimated glomerular filtration rate <60 ml/min/1.73 m 2 ) in an inverse probability of treatment weighted (IPTW) sample. Results: Of 8,748 rosuvastatin users (mean [SD] age, 59.7 [12.6] years; 49.8% female; 11.8% CKD) and 31,770 atorvastatin users (mean [SD] age, 59.1 [12.6] years; 48.2% female; 11.9% CKD), 0.7% and 0.4% patients developed rhabdomyolysis, respectively, during a median follow-up of 5.1 years. Rosuvastatin use was associated with a higher risk of rhabdomyolysis in patients with CKD (hazard ratio [HR], 3.29; 95% CI, 1.53-7.09), but not in those without CKD (HR, 1.29; 95% CI, 0.82-2.03; p-interaction=0.04). A higher risk of rhabdomyolysis associated with rosuvastatin use in lower eGFR was also observed in the analysis with continuous eGFR ( Figure ). Conclusions: The findings suggest that rosuvastatin use in patients with CKD may be associated with excess risk of rhabdomyolysis as compared to atorvastatin.


Author(s):  
Min-Hua Lin ◽  
She-Yu Chiu ◽  
Pei-Hsuan Chang ◽  
Yu-Liang Lai ◽  
Pau-Chung Chen ◽  
...  

Background: Previous research found that statins, in addition to its efficiency in treating hyperlipidemia, may also incur adverse drug reactions, which mainly include myopathies and abnormalities in liver function. Aim: This study aims to assess the risk for newly onset sarcopenia among patients with chronic kidney disease using statins. Material and Method: In a nationwide retrospective population-based cohort study, 75,637 clinically confirmed cases of chronic kidney disease between 1997 and 2011were selected from the National Health Insurance Research Database of Taiwan. The selection of the chronic kidney disease cohort included a discharge diagnosis with chronic kidney disease or more than 3 outpatient visits with the diagnosis of chronic kidney disease found within 1 year. After consideration of patient exclusions, we finally got a total number of 67,001 cases of chronic kidney disease in the study. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to perform preliminary analysis on the effect of statins usage on the occurrence of newly diagnosed sarcopenia; the Cox proportional hazards model with time-dependent covariates was conducted to take into consideration the individual temporal differences in medication usage, and calculated the hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval after controlling for gender, age, income, and urbanization. Results: Our main findings indicated that patients with chronic kidney disease who use statins seem to effectively prevent patients from occurrences of sarcopenia, high dosage of statins seem to show more significant protective effects, and the results are similar over long-term follow-up. In addition, the risk for newly diagnosed sarcopenia among patients with lipophilic statins treatment was lower than that among patients with hydrophilic statins treatment. Conclusion: It seems that patients with chronic kidney disease could receive statin treatment to reduce the occurrence of newly diagnosed sarcopenia. Additionally, a higher dosage of statins could reduce the incidence of newly diagnosed sarcopenia in patients with chronic kidney disease.


2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Suneela Zaigham ◽  
Anders Christensson ◽  
Per Wollmer ◽  
Gunnar Engström

Abstract Background Although the prevalence of kidney disease is higher in those with reduced lung function, the longitudinal relationship between low lung function and future risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD) has not been widely explored. Methods Baseline lung function was assessed in 20,700 men and 7325 women from 1974 to 1992. Mean age was 43.4 (±6.6) and 47.5 (±7.9) for men and women respectively. Sex-specific quartiles of FEV1 and FVC (L) were created (Q4: highest, reference) and the cohort was also divided by the FEV1/FVC ratio (≥ or < 0.70). Cox proportional hazards regression was used to determine the risk of incident CKD events (inpatient or outpatient hospital diagnosis of CKD) in relation to baseline lung function after adjustment for various confounding factors. Results Over 41 years of follow-up there were 710 and 165 incident CKD events (main diagnosis) in men and women respectively. Low FEV1 was strongly associated with future risk of CKD in men (Q1 vs Q4 adjusted HR: 1.46 (CI:1.14–1.89), p-trend 0.002). Similar findings were observed for FVC in men (1.51 (CI:1.16–1.95), p-trend 0.001). The adjusted risks were not found to be significant in women, for either FEV1 or FVC. FEV1/FVC < 0.70 was not associated with increased incidence of CKD in men or women. Conclusion Low FEV1 and FVC levels at baseline are a risk factor for the development of future incident CKD in men. Monitoring kidney function in those with reduced vital capacity in early life could help with identifying those at increased risk of future CKD.


2017 ◽  
Vol 45 (5) ◽  
pp. 431-441 ◽  
Author(s):  
Simran K. Bhandari ◽  
In-Lu A. Liu ◽  
Dean A. Kujubu ◽  
Trung Huynh ◽  
Hind Behayaa ◽  
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Background: Whether the benefits of phosphorus binders extend to those without end stage renal disease is uncertain. Among a large diverse non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) population with hyperphosphatemia, we sought to evaluate phosphorus binder use and compare mortality risk between patients prescribed and not prescribed binders. Methods: A retrospective cohort study within an integrated health system (January 1, 1998 - December 31, 2012) among CKD patients (age ≥18) was performed. Non-dialysis CKD patients with 2 separate estimated glomerular filtrate rate (eGFR) <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 and serum phosphorus ≥5.0 mg/dL within 180 days of eGFR were included. Multivariable cox proportional hazards and inverse probability of treatment-weighted models were used to estimate mortality hazard ratios (HRs) for patients who received phosphorus binders compared to no binders. Results: Among 10,165 study patients, 2,733 subjects (27%) received phosphorus binders. Compared to the no-phosphorus-binder group, the binder group had mortality HRs (95% CI) of 0.86 (0.79-0.94) and 0.86 (0.80-0.93) using traditional multivariable and inverse probability of treatment-weighted models respectively. Sensitivity analyses removing patients who were prescribed binders >180 days after index date revealed no difference in mortality between those with binders and with no binders. Conclusion: Our findings from a real-world clinical environment revealed that 27% of hyperphosphatemic non-dialysis CKD patients were prescribed binders. They also had lower risk of mortality compared to those not prescribed phosphorus binders. However, the lower mortality risk was not observed when we accounted for immortal time bias. Whether phosphorus binder use in CKD improves survival remains to be determined.


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