Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, USA.
Department of Statistical Sciences, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, NC, 27101, USA.
J Perinatol. 2023 Aug;43(8):1038-1044. doi: 10.1038/s41372-023-01688-3. Epub 2023 May 9.
Investigate if antenatal corticosteroids (ANCS) are associated with worse kidney function in adolescence and if greater adiposity magnifies this association.
Prospective cohort of 162 14-year-olds born preterm with very low birth weight (<1500 g). Outcomes were estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and first-morning urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR). We used adjusted generalized linear models, stratified by waist-to-height ratio (WHR) ≥ 0.5.
Fifty-five percent had ANCS exposure and 31.3% had WHR ≥ 0.5. In adjusted analyses of the entire cohort, ANCS was not significantly associated with eGFR or UACR. However, the ANCS-eGFR association was greater in those with WHR ≥ 0.5 (β -16.8 ml/min/1.73 m, 95% CL -31.5 to -2.1) vs. WHR < 0.5: (β 13.9 ml/min/1.73 m, 95% CL -0.4 to 28.1), interaction term p = 0.02.
ANCS exposure was not associated with worse kidney function in adolescence, though ANCS may be associated with lower eGFR if children develop obesity by adolescence.
探究产前皮质类固醇(ANCS)是否与青少年时期肾功能恶化有关,以及肥胖程度是否会加剧这种关联。
这是一项对 162 名 14 岁早产儿极低出生体重(<1500g)的前瞻性队列研究。结局指标为估计肾小球滤过率(eGFR)和晨尿白蛋白/肌酐比值(UACR)。我们使用调整后的广义线性模型,按腰高比(WHR)≥0.5 分层。
55%的参与者接受了 ANCS 暴露,31.3%的参与者的 WHR≥0.5。在整个队列的调整分析中,ANCS 与 eGFR 或 UACR 无显著相关性。然而,在 WHR≥0.5 的参与者中,ANCS 与 eGFR 的相关性更强(β-16.8ml/min/1.73m,95%可信区间-31.5 至-2.1),而 WHR<0.5 的参与者中则没有这种相关性(β 13.9ml/min/1.73m,95%可信区间-0.4 至 28.1),交互项 p=0.02。
在青少年时期,ANCS 暴露与肾功能恶化无关,但如果儿童在青少年时期发展为肥胖,ANCS 可能与较低的 eGFR 相关。