TY - JOUR
T1 - Impact of Diabetic Lesions on Pathology, Treatment, and Outcomes of Glomerular Diseases
AU - Kim, Young Ho
AU - Saha, Manish K.
AU - Hu, Yichun
AU - Kumar, Srikar
AU - Poulton, Caroline J.
AU - Hogan, Susan L.
AU - Nachman, Patrick
AU - Jennette, J. Charles
AU - Nast, Cynthia C.
AU - Mottl, Amy K.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright © 2023 The Author(s). Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. on behalf of the American Society of Nephrology.
PY - 2023/10/1
Y1 - 2023/10/1
N2 - Background We aimed to evaluate whether concomitant diabetic glomerulosclerosis (DGS) and its severity affect the treatment and outcomes of primary glomerular diseases (GDs) with comorbid diabetes. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of people with diabetes and GD. We searched the GD Collaborative Network for biopsies from 2008 to 2015 among persons with diabetes and any of the following diagnoses: FSGS, IgA nephropathy, minimal change disease, membranous nephropathy, or antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody GN. Data were abstracted from health records and histologic diabetic glomerular class scored. The primary composite end point was ESKD or death. Multivariable Cox regression models tested whether any or the severity of diabetes histopathology affected the primary end point. Results Data from 134 cases were available for analysis (78 DGS+GD and 56 GD alone). Diabetes duration and glycemic control were similar between the two groups (P = 0.2; P = 0.09, respectively). Use of immunosuppression did not differ between the two groups (P = 0.3). The composite end point was significantly higher in DGS+GD (22.5 cases per 100 person-years [95% confidence interval (CI), 16.6 to 30.5]) versus GD alone (10.2 cases per 100 person-years [95% CI, 6.4 to 16.2]). Regression analyses demonstrated that compared with the GD-alone group, the risk for the composite end point was similar in the group with mild DGS+GD (DGS class 1, 2a) (hazard ratio, 1.15 [95% CI, 0.54 to 2.43]) while the group with severe DGS+GD (DGS class 2b, 3, 4) had a greater risk (hazard ratio, 3.60 [1.79 to 7.22]). Conclusions Among people with diabetes and GD, mild diabetic glomerular lesions on biopsy do not affect outcomes, but moderate-severe lesions increase the risk for ESKD and death. Whether use of immunosuppression, particularly glucocorticoids, is less successful in inducing GD remission in people with moderate-severe diabetic lesions will be a focus of future study in a larger population.
AB - Background We aimed to evaluate whether concomitant diabetic glomerulosclerosis (DGS) and its severity affect the treatment and outcomes of primary glomerular diseases (GDs) with comorbid diabetes. Methods We conducted a retrospective review of people with diabetes and GD. We searched the GD Collaborative Network for biopsies from 2008 to 2015 among persons with diabetes and any of the following diagnoses: FSGS, IgA nephropathy, minimal change disease, membranous nephropathy, or antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody GN. Data were abstracted from health records and histologic diabetic glomerular class scored. The primary composite end point was ESKD or death. Multivariable Cox regression models tested whether any or the severity of diabetes histopathology affected the primary end point. Results Data from 134 cases were available for analysis (78 DGS+GD and 56 GD alone). Diabetes duration and glycemic control were similar between the two groups (P = 0.2; P = 0.09, respectively). Use of immunosuppression did not differ between the two groups (P = 0.3). The composite end point was significantly higher in DGS+GD (22.5 cases per 100 person-years [95% confidence interval (CI), 16.6 to 30.5]) versus GD alone (10.2 cases per 100 person-years [95% CI, 6.4 to 16.2]). Regression analyses demonstrated that compared with the GD-alone group, the risk for the composite end point was similar in the group with mild DGS+GD (DGS class 1, 2a) (hazard ratio, 1.15 [95% CI, 0.54 to 2.43]) while the group with severe DGS+GD (DGS class 2b, 3, 4) had a greater risk (hazard ratio, 3.60 [1.79 to 7.22]). Conclusions Among people with diabetes and GD, mild diabetic glomerular lesions on biopsy do not affect outcomes, but moderate-severe lesions increase the risk for ESKD and death. Whether use of immunosuppression, particularly glucocorticoids, is less successful in inducing GD remission in people with moderate-severe diabetic lesions will be a focus of future study in a larger population.
KW - ESKD
KW - biopsy
KW - death
KW - diabetes
KW - glomerular disease
KW - hospitalization
KW - pathology
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U2 - 10.34067/KID.0000000000000247
DO - 10.34067/KID.0000000000000247
M3 - Article
C2 - 37642555
AN - SCOPUS:85175357806
SN - 2641-7650
VL - 4
SP - 1445
EP - 1453
JO - Kidney360
JF - Kidney360
IS - 10
ER -