학술논문

Markers of kidney function, genetic variation related to cognitive function, and cognitive performance in the UK Biobank
Document Type
article
Source
BMC Nephrology, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2022)
Subject
Cognitive aging
Glomerular filtration rate
Albuminuria
Polygenic score
Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
RC870-923
Language
English
ISSN
1471-2369
Abstract
Abstract Background Chronic kidney disease has been linked to worse cognition. However, this association may be dependent on the marker of kidney function used, and studies assessing modification by genetics are lacking. This study examined associations between multiple measures of kidney function and assessed effect modification by a polygenic score for general cognitive function. Methods In this cross-sectional study of up to 341,208 European ancestry participants from the UK Biobank study, we examined associations between albuminuria and estimated glomerular filtration rate based on creatinine (eGFRcre) or cystatin C (eGFRcys) with cognitive performance on tests of verbal-numeric reasoning, reaction time and visual memory. Adjustment for confounding factors was performed using multivariate regression and propensity-score matching. Interaction between kidney function markers and a polygenic risk score for general cognitive function was also assessed. Results Albuminuria was associated with worse performance on tasks of verbal-numeric reasoning (β(points) = -0.09, p