2. In 1978: 28.8% (Men) 29.8% (women)
In 2013: 36.9% (Men) 38.0% (women)
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Worldwide prevalence of overweight and
obese adults is increasing
3. By 2030, more than 50% of the US population
will be obese
Worldwide prevalence of overweight and
obese adults is increasing
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Obesity and the kidney
13. Every additional unit of BMI over 25 kg/m2
increased the risk of major renal events by 4%
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In DM:
14. Glomerulomegaly and FSGS occurring in
patients with BMI ≥30 kg/m2
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Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
Definition
15. Magnitude of the problem
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
Kidney Int., 2001, 59: 1498–1509
16. •mean glomerular diameter in biopsy samples:
226 μm in patients with ORG
vs
169 μm in age and sex-matched controls
Kidney Int., 2001, 59: 1498–1509
Glomerulomegaly
Histopthology
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
17. Reduced glomerular density
(compared to samples from non-obese kidney donors and
patients with GN)
CJASN., 2012, 7: 735–741
Glomerular density
Histopthology
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
18. Comparison of glomerular density (GD) and glomerular
volume (GV) in renal biopsy specimens.
CJASN., 2012, 7: 735–741
19. exclusively perihilar 19%
perihilar and peripheral 81%
Kidney Int., 2001, 59: 1498–1509
FSGS
Histopthology
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
20. Diabetoid-like changes in 50% of patients
with ORG despite a lack of clinically evident
glucose intolerance
Kidney Int., 2001, 59: 1498–1509
Histopthology
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
22. •Nonspecific IgM and C3 deposits in lesions of
sclerosis and hyalinosis
•Intracytoplasmic droplets stain for IgG, IgA in
podocytes overlying sclerosis
•No IC deposits
Curr Opin Nephrol Hypertens., 2012, 21: 243–250
IF
Histopthology
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
23. 40% in ORG
75% in primary FSGS
Kidney Int., 2001, 59: 1498–1509
•relatively mild effacement of foot processes
compared to primary FSGS
EM
Histopthology
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
24. Podocyte cellular volume increases in relation
to body weight gain
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EM
Histopthology
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
25. Glomerulomegaly 38%
FSGS lesions 05%
Mesangial sclerosis 60%
Tubulointerstitial affection 11%
Arteriolosclerosis 40%
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Protocol kidney biopsies before bariatric surgery
Histopthology
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
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Obese patients are at risk for developing
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unilateral nephrectomy
Altered renal hemodynamics
Glomerular hyperfiltration:
Pathogeneis
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
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Neuro-hormonal activation
Pathogeneis
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
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•increases transcapillary pressure and GFR
•increases sodium reabsorption
•activates the minerolocorticoid receptor
AgII
Neuro-hormonal activation
Pathogeneis
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
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Insulin increases the tubular reabsorption of
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proximal tubule
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Hyperinsulinaemia and insulin
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Pathogeneis
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
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Renal sympathetic nervous system (RSNS)
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Neuro-hormonal activation
Pathogeneis
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
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proven ORG
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proteinuria
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Retrospective studies
Treatment
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
44. Renal benificial effect of ramipril was
significantly greater in obese and overweight
patients than in those with normal BMI
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post hoc analysis of the REIN trial
Treatment
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
47. •Proteinuria reduction correlated linearly with
the degree of weight loss
•Reduction in proteinuria was evident after
few days or weeks of a low-calorie diet
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Weight loss
Treatment
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
48. 5 months of hypocaloric diet (RCT):
weight loss of 4%
proteinuria reduction of 30%
weight losses of >6%
proteinuria reduction of >60%
weight losses of >10%
proteinuria reductions of >70%
Am. J. Kidney Dis., 2003, 41: 319–327
Weight loss
Treatment
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
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•Mean BMI decreased by 33%
•GFR decreased by 24%
•RPF decreased by 13%
•Filtration fractions decreased by 11%
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
Bariatric surgery
Treatment
50. eGFR before Bariatric surgery :
76 ml/min/1.73 m2
eGFR after Bariatric surgery :
102 ml/min/1.73 m2
Kidney Int 2017; 91:451–458
obese adolescents with CKD
(baseline eGFR less than 90 ml/min/1.73 m2)
Bariatric surgery
Treatment
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
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obese adolescents with CKD
(baseline urinary ACR >= 30 mg/g):
Bariatric surgery
Treatment
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
ACR before Bariatric surgery: 74 mg/g
ACR after Bariatric surgery: 17 mg/g
52. Bariatric surgery has emerged treatment option
for those with severe obesity and significant
kidney disease
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Bariatric surgery
Treatment
Obesity Related Glomerulopathy (ORG)
in multivariate analysis models after adjustment for multiple epidemiologic and clinical features including the presence of diabetes mellitus and hypertension
Ann. Intern. Med. 144, 21–28 (2006). This large historical cohort study of over 320,000 adults demonstrated that higher BMI at baseline is an independent risk factor for subsequent ESRD in multivariable analyses after adjustment for age, sex, race, education level, smoking status, cardiac disease, serum cholesterol, urinalysis proteinuria, hematuria, serum creatinine level, baseline blood pressure level and presence of diabetes mellitus
a large historical cohort study that used the Kaiser Permanente database, the adjusted relative risk for ESRD was 1.87 in overweight individuals, 3.57 in those with class 1 obesity, 6.12 in those with class 2 obesity and 7.07 in those with class 3 obesity compared to individuals with normal BMI at baseline
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We had information on 331 IgAN patients (233 men). At diagnosis, the BMI was normal (<25 kg/m2) in 195 and elevated (≥25) in 136 (44.1%) with 102 overweight (25– 29.9) and 34 obese (≥35) defining two groups, normal BMI and elevated BMI, subsequently compared. Results. At diagnosis, in the overweight/obese group, hypertension and proteinuria ≥1 g/day were more frequent (respectively, P<0.0001 and P=0.0006) and the mean global optical score was increased (P=0.002). This resulted in a worse ARR scoring distribution (P<0.0001). In addition, these patients with an elevated BMI were ∼10 years older (P<0.0001), including more obese women and with an eGFR already lower (P=0.0003). At last follow-up, in the overweight/obese group, progression remained worse with greater prevalence of CKD-3+ (43.4 versus 21.0%; P<0.0001) and dialysis/death events (21.3 versus 13.9%). Kaplan–Meier survival and Cox regression analyses demonstrated that ARR remained a powerful independent risk factor for prediction of events, but not BMI. Conclusions. IgAN patients with an elevated BMI at diagnosis had a significantly worse presentation and worse final outcome. Overweight/obesity increased hypertension frequency, proteinuria level and some renal lesions all of which translate into a worse ARR (absolute relative risk) for prediction of CKD-3+ or dialysis alone or dialysis/death,withnoapparentdirecteffectofBMI perse.
We aimed to evaluate the relationship between BMI and the risk of renal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes in the Action in Diabetes and Vascular Disease: PreterAx and DiamicroN Modified-Release Controlled Evaluation (ADVANCE) study.
Subjects/methods
Participants were divided into six baseline BMI categories: <18.5 (underweight, n = 58); ≥18.5 to <25 (normal, n = 2894); ≥25 to <30 (overweight, n = 4340); ≥30 to <35 (obesity grade 1, n = 2265); ≥35 to <40 (obesity grade 2, n = 744); and ≥40 kg/m2 (obesity grade 3, n = 294); those underweight were excluded. The composite outcome “major renal event” was defined as development of new macroalbuminuria, doubling of creatinine, end stage renal disease, or renal death. These outcomes and development of new microalbuminuria were considered individually as secondary endpoints.
Results
During 5-years of follow-up, major renal events occurred in 487 (4.6%) patients. The risk increased with higher BMI. Multivariable-adjusted HRs (95% CIs), compared to normal weight, were: 0.91 (0.72–1.15) for overweight; 1.03 (0.77–1.37) for obesity grade 1; 1.42 (0.98–2.07) for grade 2; and 2.16 (1.34–3.48) for grade 3 (p for trend = 0.006). These findings were similar across subgroups by randomised interventions (intensive versus standard glucose control and perindopril-indapamide versus placebo). Every additional unit of BMI over 25 kg/m2 increased the risk of major renal events by 4 (1–6)%. Comparable results were observed with the risk of secondary endpoints.
Conclusions
Higher BMI is an independent predictor of major renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes. Our findings encourage weight loss to improve nephroprotection in these patients.
The ADVANCE study (10,537 participant) was a 2 × 2 factorial randomised controlled trial which tested the effects of intensive glucose control using a gliclazide-MR-based regimen, and routine blood pressure treatment using a fixed-dose combination of perindopril and indapamide, on the incidence of major macrovascular and microvascular events in patients with type 2 diabetes. The design and clinical characteristics of participants have been published previously13,14,15. Briefly, patients aged 55 years or older with diabetes diagnosed at 30 years or older with pre-existing cardiovascular disease or with at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease were eligible. Participants were followed prospectively for clinical events and had blood pressure and urinary albumin to creatinine ratio (ACR) measured at local study clinics at 2-year, 4-year and final follow-up visits
Higher BMI is an independent predictor of major renal events in patients with type 2 diabetes
Multi-adjusted hazard ratios (solid line) and 95% confidence intervals (shaded region) for major renal events during follow-up according to baseline BMI as a continuous variable with a reference value at 21 kg/m2 (diamond). Analyses were adjusted for baseline age, sex, region of origin, prior cardiovascular disease, estimated glomerular filtration rate (and its square), urinary albumin to creatinine ratio, history of ever smoking, and study allocations
The composite outcome “major renal event” was defined as development of new macroalbuminuria, doubling of creatinine, end stage renal disease, or renal death>
During 5-years of follow-up, major renal events occurred in 487 (4.6%) patients. The risk increased with higher BMI. Multivariable-adjusted HRs (95% CIs), compared to normal weight, were: 0.91 (0.72–1.15) for overweight; 1.03 (0.77–1.37) for obesity grade 1; 1.42 (0.98–2.07) for grade 2; and 2.16 (1.34–3.48) for grade 3 (p for trend = 0.006). These findings were similar across subgroups by randomised interventions (intensive versus standard glucose control and perindopril-indapamide versus placebo). Every additional unit of BMI over 25 kg/m2 increased the risk of major renal events by 4 (1–6)%. Comparable results were observed with the risk of secondary endpoints.
The anti-proteinuric effect of ramipril is maximal on obese patients and minimal in patients with normal BMI. Differences in urinary protein excretion (follow-up − baseline) are expressed as mean and SE