ArticleKidney international reports2025
The Retinal Vasculature and Risk of Age-Related GFR Decline - The Renal Iohexol Clearance Survey.
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- Prediction of advanced chronic kidney disease through retinal fundus images by deep learning.Scientific reports · 2025Article
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Introduction: Age-related decline in glomerular filtration rate (GFR) significantly contributes to chronic kidney disease (CKD). This longitudinal study in a nondiabetic population investigated whether retinal microvascular changes are associated with GFR decline. Methods: The Renal Iohexol Clearance Survey (RENIS) included 1837 participants aged 50 to 62 years without self-reported diabetes, kidney or cardiovascular disease. Baseline retinal vessel measurements and retinopathy were assessed with a Visucam PRONM retinal camera. Iohexol clearance was measured over 1 to 4 visits across an 11-year median follow-up. Linear mixed models and logistic regression were used to analyze associations between retinal vessel measurements, retinopathy, mean annual GFR decline, and accelerated GFR decline. Results: In multiple adjusted linear mixed models, wider central retinal venular equivalent (CRVE) and wider central retinal arteriolar equivalent (CRAE) were associated with a steeper mean measured GFR (mGFR) decline. For each SD increase, CRVE was associated with an mGFR decline of -0.08 ml/min/yr (95% confidence interval [CI]:-0.15 to -0.02; Conclusion: CRVE and CRAE, but not retinopathy, retinal microaneurysms, or hemorrhages, were associated with steeper mean mGFR, suggesting that microvascular changes may be one of the underlying mechanisms for age-related GFR loss in a general nondiabetic population.
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