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NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION
Volume 18, Issue 8, Pages 1549-1554Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ndt/gfg228
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alcohol; creatinine clearance; glomerular filtration rate; renal function; renal insufficiency
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- NCI NIH HHS [CA87969] Funding Source: Medline
- NHLBI NIH HHS [HL34594] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDDK NIH HHS [DK52866, T32DK0740, T32DK07791] Funding Source: Medline
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Background. The impact of moderate alcohol consumption on renal function has important public health implications given the high prevalence of alcohol use. Experimentally, alcohol may adversely affect renal function, but clinical data are limited and no large, prospective studies have examined this issue. Methods. In a prospective study of 1658 nurses enrolled in the Nurses' Health Study, we sought to determine if there was an association between moderate alcohol consumption and rate of decline in renal function. Daily alcohol intake was measured in 1990, 1994 and 1998 using a detailed questionnaire. Maximum daily alcohol intake was measured in 1988. Creatinine, measured from blood samples provided in 1989 and 2000, was used to estimate glomerular filtration rate (GFR) and creatinine clearance (CCr). Results. Compared to individuals with no alcohol intake, the odds ratios (ORs) for developing a greater than or equal to25% estimated GFR decline were: 0.98 (95% CI: 0.72-1.32) for 0.1-4.9g/day, 0.83 (95% CI: 0.56-1.21) for 5-14.9 g/day and 0.81 (95% CI: 0.50-1.31) for 15-59.9 g/day. For women with hypertension (n = 726), the ORs for a greater than or equal to25% estimated GFR decline were: 0.98 (95% CI: 0.53-1.21) for 0.1-4.9 g/day, 0.62 (95% CI: 0.34-1.12) for 5-14.9 g/day and 0.53 (95% CI: 0.25-1.12) for 15-59.9 g/day. Conclusions. Moderate alcohol consumption had no substantial adverse effect on renal function in women over an 11 year follow-up period.
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