A Urine pH-Ammonium Acid/Base Score and CKD Progression.
Journal of the American Society of Nephrology : JASN(2024)
Abstract
INTRODUCTION:Acidosis is associated with exacerbated loss of kidney function in chronic kidney disease (CKD). Currently, acid/base status is assessed by plasma measures, although organ-damaging covert acidosis, subclinical acidosis, may be present before reflected in plasma. Low urine NH4+ excretion associates with poor kidney outcomes in CKD and is proposed as a marker for subclinical acidosis. However, low NH4+ excretion could result from either a low capacity or a low demand for acid excretion. We hypothesized that a urine acid/base-score reflecting both the demand and capacity for acid excretion would better predict CKD progression.
METHODS:24-hour urine collections were included from three clinical studies of patients with CKD stage 3 and 4: A development cohort (n=82), a variation cohort (n=58), and a validation cohort (n=73). A urine acid/base-score was derived and calculated from urinary pH and [NH4+]. Subclinical acidosis was defined as an acid/base-score below the lower limit of the 95% prediction interval of healthy controls. Main outcomes were change in measured GFR after 18 months and CKD progression (defined as ≥50% decline in eGFR, initiation of long-term dialysis or kidney transplantation) during up to 10 years of follow-up.
RESULTS:Subclinical acidosis was prevalent in all cohorts (n=54/82, 48/73, and 40/58, ∼67%). Subclinical acidosis was associated with an 18% (95% CI: 2-32) larger decrease of measured GFR after 18 months. During a median follow-up of 6 years, subclinical acidosis was associated with a markedly higher risk for CKD progression. Adjusted hazard ratios were 9.88 (95% CI 1.27-76.7) in the development cohort and 11.1 in the validation cohort (95% CI: 2.88-42.5). The acid/base-score had a higher predictive value for CKD progression than NH4+ excretion alone.
CONCLUSIONS:Subclinical acidosis, defined by a new urine acid/base-score, was associated with a higher risk of CKD progression in patients with CKD stage 3 and 4.
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