There was a U-shaped association between SAlb levels and risk of CKD development among general hypertensive patients with normal renal function and without CVD, with a turning point at about 51.4 g/L.
After further adjustments for hsCRP, albumin and presence of CVD, AIx (but not SAF) remained independently associated with CVD mortality, hazard ratio (HR) 2.14 [95% confidence interval (95% CI) 1.18-3.89] and all-cause mortality, HR 1.74 (95% CI 1.16-2.60).
CVD incidence (CVD death, myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, revascularization, angina, or ischemic electrocardiogram) was associated with diabetes duration, most recent albumin excretion rate (AER), updated mean triglycerides, baseline hypertension, baseline LDL cholesterol, and most recent HbA<sub>1c</sub> Major atherosclerotic cardiovascular events (CVD death, MI, or stroke) were associated with diabetes duration, most recent AER, baseline systolic blood pressure, baseline smoking, and updated mean HbA<sub>1c</sub> Compared with findings in DCCT/EDIC, traditional risk factors similarly predicted CVD; however AER predominates in EDC and HbA<sub>1c</sub> in DCCT/EDIC.
Furthermore, the combination of IS and albumin levels significantly conferred an additive value to LVEF for predicting mortality (C-statistic: 0.69 versus 0.80; P < 0.001; net reclassification improvement: 0.83; P < 0.001; integrated discrimination improvement: 0.02; P = 0.02).A lower albumin level adds potentiating effects on IS as a prognostic factor for cardiovascular disease.
Adjusted for age, only a few factors (e.g., pulse, triglycerides, albumin excretion rate) explained more than 10% of the effect of glycemia on CVD risk when considered individually.
The 10 most significant features selected in order of importance by the automated algorithm included the urine albumin/creatinine (CR) ratio, estimated glomerular filtration rate, age, serum CR, history of subclinical cardiovascular disease (CVD), cholesterol, a variable representing SBP signals using wavelet transformation, high-density lipoprotein, the 90th percentile of SBP and triglyceride level.
By multivariate logistic analysis, independent risk factors for LVH were past history of cardiovascular disease [odds ratio (OR) 2.364; 95% confidence interval ([CI) 1.463-3.822; P = 0.0004], body mass index (OR 1.108; 95% CI 1.046-1.173; P = 0.0005), systolic blood pressure (OR 1.173; 95% CI 1.005-1.369; P = 0.0433), urinary albumin (OR 1.425; 95% CI 1.028-1.974; P = 0.0333), and serum total cholesterol level (OR 0.994; 95% CI 0.989-0.999; P = 0.0174).
In 1591 Italian subjects with T2D: (1) 47 SNPs associated to kidney function and/or chronic kidney disease (CKD) and 49 SNPs associated to cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk were genotyped; (2) urinary albumin/creatinine (A/C) ratio, glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and lipid profile were assessed; (3) a standard electrocardiogram was performed; (4) two genotype risk scores (GRS) were computed (a renal GRS calculated selecting 39 SNPs associated with intermediate traits of kidney damage and a cardiovascular GRS determined selecting 42 SNPs associated to CVD risk phenotypes).
Cox regression analysis showed that older age, low hemoglobin levels, a higher phosphorus CV, and low serum albumin were independent risk factors for all-cause and CVD mortality.
In this study, the effects of urine albumin excretion rate (AER) and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) on CVD outcomes were analyzed in a population of T2DM.
On univariate analysis, older age [odds ratio (OR) 3.5, p = 0.034], American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score 3+ (OR 4.2, p = 0.005), cardiovascular disease (OR 3.3, p = 0.013), low serum albumin (OR 2.6, p = 0.042), sarcopenic obesity (OR 4.2, p = 0.009), POPF (OR 3.1, p = 0.027), and cardiorespiratory complications (OR 3.7, p = 0.011) were significantly associated with FTR.
PA energy expenditure above 43 kJ/kg/day was associated with lower rates of CVD events among participants ≤ 70 years and with HbA<sub>1c</sub> ≤ 5.7% (39 mmol/mol), systolic blood pressure ≤ 156 mmHg and albumin creatinine ratio ≤ 70 (incidence rates 0.0-0.8/100 person-years).
This association was attenuated but persisted at twofold greater risk for allograft failure, after adjustment for age, sex, smoking, allograft type and vintage, prevalent diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease (CVD), total/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, systolic blood pressure, estimated glomerular filtration rate, and natural log urinary albumin/creatinine: HR 2.00, 95% CI (1.06-3.77).
In conclusion, this simple risk prediction model consisting of age, urinary albumin-creatinine ratio, and clinical CVD history successfully identified a subset of hypertensive patients who derived a more favorable risk-benefit profile for intensive BP lowering.
After adjustment for demographics, estimated glomerular filtration rate, albumin-creatinine ratio, and other cardiovascular risk factors, each doubling in biomarker concentration was associated with the following adjusted HRs for CVD: A1M, 1.51 (95% CI, 1.16-1.96); PIIINP, 1.21 (95% CI, 1.00-1.46); and NGAL, 1.12 (95% CI, 1.05-1.20).
In multivariate logistic regression analysis, RLD associated with CVD, PEW and inflammation, after adjusting for Framingham's CVD risk score, serum albumin, and GFR category.
Increased sAlb was associated with a decreased risk of an SNAE [adjusted rate ratio per 5 g/l: SNAE 0.79 (95% confidence interval: 0.76, 0.83); CVD 0.87 (0.80, 0.94); NADM 0.88 (0.82, 0.95)].
For both genders, predictors for higher risk of CVD were older age, smoking, longer diabetes duration, usage of anti-hypertensive drug and insulin, higher body mass index, haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), systolic and diastolic blood pressure, a total cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (TC/HDL-C) ratio and urine albumin to creatinine ratio, and lower estimated glomerular filtration rate.