Resistin as a predictor of cardiovascular hospital admissions and renal deterioration in diabetic patients with chronic kidney disease.

BACKGROUND

High resistin levels have been associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Cardiovascular hospitalizations are common, especially in diabetic and renal impaired patients. The purpose of this study is to determine the role of serum resistin as a predictor of cardiovascular hospitalizations in type 2 diabetic patients with mild to moderate chronic kidney disease (CKD).

METHODS

We conducted a prospective, observational study. 78 diabetic patients with mild to moderate CKD and no previous CVD were included. The population was divided in two groups: G-1 with cardiovascular related admission (n = 13) and G-2 without cardiovascular related admission (n = 65). A Student's t-test was conducted to determine correlations between laboratory findings and hospitalization. We used logistic regression to assess predictors of cardiovascular events requiring hospitalization and Cox regression to identify predictors of end-stage renal disease (ESRD).

RESULTS

eGFR, albumin, HbA1c, phosphorous, PTH, IR, CRP, resistin and active vitamin D, were related to cardiovascular admissions. In a multivariate regression model, resistin (OR = 2.074, p = 0.047) was an independent predictor of cardiovascular hospitalization. Cox regression showed that resistin (HR = 1.931, p = 0.031) and UACr (HR = 1.151, p = 0.048) were also independent predictors of renal disease progression.

CONCLUSION

Resistin demonstrated to be valuable in predicting hospital admissions and progression to ESRD.