Endocrinol Metab.  2016 Sep;31(3):402-409. 10.3803/EnM.2016.31.3.402.

Eligibility for Statin Treatment in Korean Subjects with Reduced Renal Function: An Observational Study

Affiliations
  • 1Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. hongsiri@hanmail.net
  • 2Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
  • 3Department of Neurology, Soon Chun Hyang University College of Medicine, Cheonan, Korea.

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between statin eligibility and the degree of renal dysfunction using the Adult Treatment Panel (ATP) III and the American College of Cardiology (ACC)/American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines in Korean adults.
METHODS
Renal function was assessed in 18,746 participants of the Kangbuk Samsung Health Study from January 2011 to December 2012. Subjects were divided into three groups according to estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR): stage 1, eGFR ≥90 mL/min/1.73 m2; stage 2, eGFR 60 to 89 mL/min/1.73 m2; and stages 3 to 5, eGFR <60 mL/min/1.73 m2. Statin eligibility in these groups was determined using the ATP III and ACC/AHA guidelines, and the risk for 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) was calculated using the Framingham Risk Score (FRS) and Pooled Cohort Equation (PCE).
RESULTS
There were 3,546 (18.9%) and 4,048 (21.5%) statin-eligible subjects according to ATP III and ACC/AHA guidelines, respectively. The proportion of statin-eligible subjects increased as renal function deteriorated. Statin eligibility by the ACC/AHA guidelines showed better agreement with the Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) recommendations compared to the ATP III guidelines in subjects with stage 3 to 5 chronic kidney disease (CKD) (κ value, 0.689 vs. 0.531). When the 10-year ASCVD risk was assessed using the FRS and PCE, the mean risk calculated by both equations significantly increased as renal function declined.
CONCLUSIONS
The proportion of statin-eligible subjects significantly increased according to worsening renal function in this Korean cohort. ACC/AHA guideline showed better agreement for statin eligibility with that recommended by KDIGO guideline compared to ATP III in subjects with CKD.

Keyword

Renal insufficiency, chronic; Cholesterol guidelines; Statin

MeSH Terms

Adenosine Triphosphate
Adult
Cardiology
Cardiovascular Diseases
Cohort Studies
Glomerular Filtration Rate
Heart
Humans
Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibitors*
Kidney Diseases
Observational Study*
Renal Insufficiency, Chronic
Adenosine Triphosphate

Figure

  • Fig. 1 Proportion of statin-eligible subjects according to Adult Treatment Panel (ATP)-III and American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) guidelines and renal function. eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate.


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