Renal Disease in Asians - UCSF CMEBecause glomerulonephritis was an endemic disease and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in Japan until 1997, the urinalysis in the annual

Department of Medicine

Renal Disease in Asians

Division of Nephrology

6th Asian Health SymposiumOctober 7, 2017

San Francisco, CA

Chi-yuan Hsu, MD, MScProfessor and Chief

UCSF Division of Nephrology

DisclosuresNo relevant disclosures

– author and peer reviewer: UpToDate– Medical advisory board member: Satellite

Healthcare– Consultant: Merck, AstraZeneca/Ice Miller– donation of device for research: Microlife,

Teco/Scanostics, Nova Biomedical

OutlineBasic concepts in chronic kidney disease (CKD)Unique aspects of CKD in Asians1. Epidemiology2. Risk factors (e.g. glomerulonephritis,

herbal medications)3. Lessons from clinical practice (e.g.

Eastern vs. Western view of “the kidney”; use of traditional remedies)

4. Resources and approach

The kidneys maintain stable internal milieu for the body

Glomerular filtration rate (GFR)• Considered single best index of kidney

function • Usually estimated in clinical practice from

serum Cr e.g. MDRD equation GFR (ml/min/1.73m2)

= 175*(Cr)-1.154*(age)-0.203[*0.742 if female] [*1.212 if black]• Correlates with complications with kidney

disease e.g. metabolic derangement, retention of salt, need for dialysis

• Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

• End-stage renal disease (ESRD) = kidney failure severe enough to be treated with dialysis or kidney transplant

• Chronic kidney disease (CKD)

The critical importance of proteinuria, or albuminuria as a sign of kidney damage

Peterson Ann Intern Med 1995

Beyond Cr: proteinuria quantification

• Beyond dipstick urinalysis spot urine protein (or albumin) to Cr ratio

• A random urine protein (or albumin)/Cr ratio approximates gm of protein (or albumin) excreted per 24-hours (e.g. 300 mg/dl / 100 mg/dl ≈ 3 grams per day)

• This is because many people make (and excrete in the urine) ~ 1 gm of Cr per day

• So per 1 gm of Cr is per 24-hr (easier than 24-hour urine collections)

Why does proteinuria predict progression?

A. Reflects intra-glomerular hypertension which is deleterious

Glomerular filtration, intra-glomerular pressure and

proteinuria

Afferent arteriole Efferent arteriole

SNGFR = LPS (∆P - ∆Π)

Why does proteinuria predict progression?

A. Reflects intra-glomerular hypertension which is deleterious

B. Filtered protein itself is nephrotoxic (contains complement cascade proteins, transferrin etc.)

Zandi-Nejad KI 2004





Asians > white ESRD incidence

US Renal Data System 2016 Annual Data Report

International comparison

US Renal Data System 2016 Annual Data Report

Baseline characteristics White Asian Black(n=221,686) (n=17,793) (n=59,689)

Age (yr) 39 ±14 36 ±12* 35 ±12*

Female 53% 54%* 58%*

BP (mmHg) 129/ 76 123/75* 131/78*

DM 1.9% 1.9% 2.7%*

BMI (kg/m2) 24±4 22±3* 26±5*

Cr (mg/dl) 0.95±0.24 0.89±0.23* 0.97±0.25*

* p< 0.05

White Asian BlackProteinuria Negative 96.2% 96.8% 94.8%Trace 2.1% 1.5% 2.9%1-2 + 1.6% 1.4% 2.0%3-4+ 0.2% 0.2% 0.3%

Education High school or less 34% 26% 41%

Some college 23% 23% 24%College graduate 21% 24% 9%

* p< 0.05 for Asians vs. white and for black vs. white

Multivariable hazard ratios (95% CI)Asian Black (v. white)

Unadjusted 1.7 (1.3-2.2) 5.3 (4.8-5.9)

+adjusting for age, sex, education 1.6 (1.3-2.1) 5.1 (4.6-5.8)

+DM, MI, Cr, 1.7 (1.3-2.2) 3.7 (3.3-4.2)BP, proteinuria, hematuria

+Smoking, chol, BMI 2.1 (1.6-2.7) 3.3 (2.9-3.7)

• Several other studies have also shown that Asians have more rapid rates of renal function loss/kidney failure (compared with whites)

Hall CJASN 2010 Among the urban poor in San FranciscoBarbour NDT 2010 Canadian patients referred to nephrologyDerosa AJKD 2013 Kaiser S. California enrolleesBarbour KI 2013 Canadian IgA nephropathy patients

• No study has shown less rapid rates of loss Peralta JASN 2011 NIH cohort study (MESA) participants Conley AJKD 2012 Citizens of Alberta, Canada

• Generally lower rates of mortality

What could be some reasons for higher risks of kidney failure?

• Higher incidence of glomerulonephritis?• Use of herbal medications?





“In the early 1970s, mandatory kidney disease screening was started with urinalysis in the Japanese health examination program for all workers and school-age children. In 1983, nationwide urinalysis screening in adults aged >40 yr was mandated in the community-based health examination program. Because glomerulonephritis was an endemic disease and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in Japan until 1997, the urinalysis in the annual health examination program aimed for early detection of glomerulonephritis and early referral of patients to physicians.”









http://baike.baidu.com/view/14324.htm (accessed August 12, 2014)

Fatigue Dizziness

Ringing in the ears

Forgetfulness

Sore in back and knees

Nocturnal emission (wet dream)

Erectile dysfunction

Male Femalemanifestation of weak kidneys

Kidneys Weakness

http://baike.baidu.com/view/14324.htm

http://zh.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/五臟 (accessed August 12, 2014)

Hippocrates, Galen and humorism

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism (accessed August 12, 2014)

“The Human body contains blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile. These are the things that make up its constitution and cause its pains and health. Health is primarily that state in which these constituent substances are in the correct proportion to each other, both in strength and quantity, and are well mixed.”

--On the nature of man (Hippocrates)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humorism

The kidneys maintain stable internal milieu for the body









Bottomline

• At a fundamental level, approach to chronic kidney disease in Asians in no different from approaching chronic kidney disease in non-Asians

• Raise awareness, appropriate work-up and management (culturally sensitive)

http://nkdep.nih.gov/resources/NKDEP_Explaining_kidney_test_results_Vietnamese_508.pdf

http://nkdep.nih.gov/resources/NKDEP_Explaining_kidney_test_results_Vietnamese_508.pdf

http://nkdep.nih.gov/resources/NKDEP_Explaining_kidney_test_results_Chinese_508.pdf

http://nkdep.nih.gov/resources/NKDEP_Explaining_kidney_test_results_Chinese_508.pdf

Approach to (Asian) patients with CKD

• Treatment targeted to underlying etiology (e.g. glomerulonephritis)

• General treatment to retard CKD progression (e.g. blood pressure and proteinuria reduction)

• Manage CVD risk factors (e.g. lipid)• Treat complications of CKD (e.g. anemia,

acidosis)• Prepare for renal replacement therapy

(transplant evaluation, peritoneal dialysis, pre-emptive fistula)



Eastern vs. Western view of “the kidney”; use of traditional remedies


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Renal Disease in Asians - UCSF CMEBecause glomerulonephritis was an endemic disease and the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in Japan until 1997, the urinalysis in the annual