Can spot urinary uric acid/creatinine ratio be used as a surrogate for renal scarring in vesicoureteral reflux?
Abstract
Objective: Increased urinary excretion of uric acid has been shown to be associated with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR). The aim of this study is evaluate if urinary uric acid/creatinine ratio can be used as a surrogate for renal scarring in VUR.
Method: Retrospective chart analysis was made to identify patients who were diagnosed with VUR. Those with secondary VUR, <3 years of age, and inadequate evaluation were excluded. Age, gender, VUR status, dimercaptosuccinic acid (DMSA) scintigraphy findings, presence of hypertension and microalbuminuria, and body mass index values were noted. Uric acid, calcium and creatinine levels for both urine and serum were measured. Urinary uric acid/creatinine and calcium/creatinine ratios were assessed for age. Backward logistic regression analysis was used for determining any predictors.
Results: A total of 76 patients were eligible for the study. Mean age was 8.2±3.7 years. There were 49 females and 27 males. Fifty-one patients had renal scars while 25 had no scars. Microalbuminuria was present in 22 patients. Hypertension was detected in 5 patients. Hyperuricosuria was found in 23 patients (30.7%) while hypercalciuria was found only in 1 patient (1.3%). There was no correlation between urinary uric acid/creatinine and renal scarring, microalbuminuria and hypertension. Also, no correlation was found between urinary calcium/creatinine levels and aforementioned parameters (p values >0.05, for all).
Conclusions: Our results indicate that urinary uric acid/creatinine ratio would not be used as surrogate for renal scarring in VUR.
Keywords
References
- 1. Mattoo TK MR: Vesicoureteral reflux and renal scarring. In: Pediatric nephrology. edn. Edited by Avner ED HW, Niaudet P, Yoshikawa N. Berlin: Springer; 2009: 1311–28.
- 2. Madani A, Kermani N, Ataei N et al. Urinary calcium and uric acid excretion in children with vesicoureteral reflux. Pediatr Nephrol. 2012;27:95-9.
- 3. Mahyar A, Dalirani R, Ayazi P et al. The association of hypercalciuria and hyperuricosuria with vesicoureteral reflux in children. Clin Exp Nephrol. 2017;21:112-6.
- 4. Mattoo TK. Vesicoureteral reflux and reflux nephropathy. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2011;18:348-54.
- 5. Mathew R MT: Vesicoureteral Reflux. In: Comprehensive pediatric nephrology, . 1st edn. Edited by Geary DF SF. Philadelphia: Mosby Elsevier; 2008: 499–525.
- 6. Lin KY, Chiu NT, Chen MJ et al. Acute pyelonephritis and sequelae of renal scar in pediatric first febrile urinary tract infection. Pediatr Nephrol. 2003;18:362-5.
- 7. Rodenbach KE, Schneider MF, Furth SL et al. Hyperuricemia and Progression of CKD in Children and Adolescents: The Chronic Kidney Disease in Children (CKiD) Cohort Study. Am J Kidney Dis. 2015;66:984-92.
- 8. Corry DB, Eslami P, Yamamoto K, Nyby MD, Makino H, Tuck ML. Uric acid stimulates vascular smooth muscle cell proliferation and oxidative stress via the vascular renin-angiotensin system. J Hypertens. 2008;26:269-75.
Details
Primary Language
English
Subjects
Health Care Administration
Journal Section
Research Article
Publication Date
March 31, 2021
Submission Date
November 5, 2018
Acceptance Date
March 28, 2021
Published in Issue
Year 2021 Volume: 43 Number: 1