Stanga, Zeno; Nock, Stefan; Medina-Escobar, Pedro; Nydegger, Urs E; Risch, Martin; Risch, Lorenz (2013). Factors other than the glomerular filtration rate that determine the serum beta-2-microglobulin level. PLoS ONE, 8(8), e72073. Public Library of Science 10.1371/journal.pone.0072073
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BACKGROUND
β2-microglobulin has been increasingly investigated as a diagnostic marker of kidney function and a prognostic marker of adverse outcomes. To date, non-renal determinants of β2-microglobulin levels have not been well described. Non-renal determinants are important for the interpretation and appraisal of the diagnostic and prognostic value of any endogenous kidney function marker.
METHODS
This cross-sectional analysis was performed within the framework of the www.seniorlabor.ch study, which includes subjectively healthy individuals aged ≥ 60 years. Factors known or suspected to have a non-renal association with kidney function markers were investigated for a non-renal association with serum β2-microglobulin. As a marker of kidney function, the Berlin Initiative Study equation 2 for the estimation of the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR(BIS2)) in the elderly was employed.
RESULTS
A total of 1302 participants (714 females and 588 males) were enrolled in the study. The use of a multivariate regression model adjusting for age, gender and kidney function (eGFR(BIS2)) revealed age, male gender, and C-reactive protein level to be positively associated with β2-microglobulin levels. In addition, there was an inverse non-renal relationship between systolic blood pressure, total cholesterol and current smoking status. No association with markers of diabetes mellitus, body stature, nutritional risk, thyroid function or calcium and phosphate levels was observed.
CONCLUSIONS
Serum β2-microglobulin levels in elderly subjects are related to several non-renal factors. These non-renal factors are not congruent to those known from other markers (i.e. cystatin C and creatinine) and remind of classical cardiovascular risk factors.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Endocrinology, Diabetology and Clinical Nutrition |
UniBE Contributor: |
Stanga, Zeno |
Subjects: |
600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health |
ISSN: |
1932-6203 |
Publisher: |
Public Library of Science |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Hannah Loher |
Date Deposited: |
19 Aug 2014 16:33 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:25 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1371/journal.pone.0072073 |
PubMed ID: |
23991042 |
BORIS DOI: |
10.7892/boris.54002 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/54002 |
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