Effect of Low-Density Lipoprotein Apheresis on Quality of Life in Patients with Diabetes, Proteinuria, and Hypercholesterolemia

Autor: Akinori, Hara, Takashi, Wada, Eri, Muso, Shoichi, Maruyama, Sawako, Kato, Kengo, Furuichi, Kenichi, Yoshimura, Tadashi, Toyama, Norihiko, Sakai, Hiroyuki, Suzuki, Tatsuo, Tsukamoto, Mariko, Miyazaki, Eiichi, Sato, Masanori, Abe, Yugo, Shibagaki, Ichiei, Narita, Shin, Goto, Yuichi, Sakamaki, Hitoshi, Yokoyama, Noriko, Mori, Satoshi, Tanaka, Yukio, Yuzawa, Midori, Hasegawa, Takeshi, Matsubara, Jun, Wada, Katsuyuki, Tanabe, Kosuke, Masutani, Yasuhiro, Abe, Kazuhiko, Tsuruya, Shouichi, Fujimoto, Shuji, Iwatsubo, Akihiro, Tsuda, Hitoshi, Suzuki, Kenji, Kasuno, Yoshio, Terada, Takeshi, Nakata, Noriaki, Iino, Tadashi, Sofue, Hitomi, Miyata, Toshiaki, Nakano, Takayasu, Ohtake, Shuzo, Kobayashi
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Blood purification.
ISSN: 1421-9735
Popis: Introduction: Treating diabetic nephropathy with low-density lipoprotein (LDL) apheresis reduces proteinuria and improves prognosis. However, its impact on patients’ quality of life (QoL) is unclear. This study evaluated the effect of LDL apheresis on QoL in patients with diabetes, proteinuria, and hypercholesterolemia. Methods: In this nationwide multicenter prospective study, we enrolled 40 patients with diabetes. Inclusion criteria were proteinuria (defined as an albumin/creatinine ratio ≥3 g/g), serum creatinine levels Results: The study enrolled 35 patients (27 men and 8 women; mean age 58.9 ± 11.9 years). A comparison of baseline SF-36 values with those at the end of the course of apheresis found an improvement in the mean physical component summary (37.9 ± 11.4 vs. 40.6 ± 10.5, p = 0.051) and a significant increase in the mean mental component summary (MCS) (49.4 ± 8.4 vs. 52.5 ± 10.9, p = 0.026). A multivariable linear regression analysis revealed a history of coronary heart disease negatively correlated with the MCS increase at the end of the course of apheresis (β coefficient −6.935, 95% confidence interval, 13.313 to−0.556, p = 0.034). Conclusion: Our results suggest that LDL apheresis may improve the mental and physical QoL in patients with diabetes, proteinuria, and hypercholesterolemia.
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