APOL1, Acid Load, and CKD Progression.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

High dietary acid load and metabolic acidosis are associated with an accelerated decline in kidney function and may contribute to the observed heterogeneity in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) risk according to APOL1 genotype. Our objective was to examine the associations of metabolic acidosis and dietary acid load with kidney disease progression, according to APOL1 genotype, among individuals with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

Methods

We studied 1048 African American participants in the Chronic Renal Insufficiency Cohort. Metabolic acidosis was defined as blood levels of serum bicarbonate less than 22 mEq/L, and dietary acid load was quantified by potential renal acid load (PRAL) using data from the Diet Health Questionnaire. APOL1 status was

SUBMITTER: Pike M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6611987 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature