Abstract

Fibroblast growth factor-23 (FGF23) is an established biomarker of adverse outcomes in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Several cross-sectional studies have suggested a possible association between FGF23 and anemia in these patients. In this large-scale prospective cohort study, we investigated this relationship and examined whether high FGF23 levels increase the risk of incident anemia. This prospective longitudinal study included 2,089 patients from the KoreaN cohort study for Outcome in patients With CKD. Anemia was defined as hemoglobin level <13.0 g/dl (men) and <12.0 g/dl (women). Log-transformed FGF23 significantly correlated with hepcidin but inversely correlated with iron profiles and hemoglobin. Multivariate logistic regression showed that log-transformed FGF23 was independently associated with anemia (odds ratio [OR], 1.14; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.04–1.24, P = 0.01). Among 1,164 patients without anemia at baseline, 295 (25.3%) developed anemia during a median follow-up of 21 months. In fully adjusted multivariable Cox models, the risk of anemia development was significantly higher in the third (hazard ratio [HR], 1.66; 95% CI, 1.11–2.47; P = 0.01) and fourth (HR, 1.84; 95% CI, 1.23–2.76; P = 0.001) than in the first FGF23 quartile. In conclusion, high serum FGF23 levels were associated with an increased risk for anemia in patients with nondialysis CKD.

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Title
Circulating Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 Levels are Associated with an Increased Risk of Anemia Development in Patients with Nondialysis Chronic Kidney Disease
Author
Nam, Ki Heon 1 ; Kim, Hyoungnae 1 ; An, Seong Yeong 1 ; Lee, Misol 1 ; Min-Uk Cha 1 ; Park, Jung Tak 1 ; Tae-Hyun Yoo 1 ; Kyu-Beck, Lee 2 ; Yeong-Hoon, Kim 3 ; Su-Ah Sung 4 ; Lee, Joongyub 5 ; Shin-Wook, Kang 6 ; Choi, Kyu Hun 1 ; Ahn, Curie 7   VIAFID ORCID Logo  ; Han, Seung Hyeok 1   VIAFID ORCID Logo 

1  Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Institute of Kidney Disease Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 
2  Department of Internal Medicine, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Seoul, Korea 
3  Department of Internal Medicine, Busan Paik Hospital, College of Medicine, Inje University, Busan, Korea 
4  Department of Internal Medicine, Eulji General Hospital, Eulji School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 
5  Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Hospital and Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 
6  Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Institute of Kidney Disease Research, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea; Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, Severance Biomedical Science Institute, Brain Korea 21 PLUS, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea 
7  Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea 
Pages
1-10
Publication year
2018
Publication date
May 2018
Publisher
Nature Publishing Group
e-ISSN
20452322
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-25439-z
ProQuest document ID
2036390134
Copyright
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