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Observational Study
. 2017 Feb;73(1):67-75.
doi: 10.1007/s13105-016-0525-1. Epub 2016 Oct 13.

Usefulness of the conicity index together with the conjoint use of adipocytokines and nutritional-inflammatory markers in hemodialysis patients

Mar Ruperto  1 , Guillermina Barril  2 , Francisco J Sánchez-Muniz  3
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Observational Study

Usefulness of the conicity index together with the conjoint use of adipocytokines and nutritional-inflammatory markers in hemodialysis patients

Mar Ruperto et al. J Physiol Biochem. 2017 Feb.

Abstract

Abdominal fat has been recognized as the most hormonally active tissue secreting a variety of adipocytokines and, therefore, potentially contributing to inflammation. The conicity index (Cindex) has been considered a valuable indicator of central obesity. This study aims to relate plasma concentrations of leptin, adiponectin, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and serum C-reactive protein (CRP) with Cindex values in hemodialysis (HD) patients. Cross-sectional study in 45 HD patients (55.6 % men; DM 20 %; mean age, 68.1 year). Cindex and nutritional-inflammatory markers were used for the abdominal fat depot assessment. Patients were classified as having a low or high median Cindex (MCindex): low group (men, <1.39; women, <1.33) and high group (men, ≥1.39; women, ≥1.33). A combination of plasma leptin, IL-6, adiponectin, and CRP was used to design an inflammatory index (Iindex) while a protein-energy wasting index (PEWindex) was calculated from the Iindex plus the malnutrition-inflammation score (MIS). Waist circumference (WC) and Cindex but not BMI were significantly higher in men than in women (p < 0.01). The MCindex was significantly associated with the adipocytokine profile (CRP, leptin, and adiponectin). Patients with a high MCindex had a higher Iindex and PEWindex (p < 0.01). ROC curve analyses measured by area under the curve (AUC) were 0.69 and 0.68 (p < 0.05), for the Cindex and MCindex, respectively, demonstrating the usefulness of the Cindex as an abdominal fat mass biomarker able for wasting-inflamed HD patients. These findings in HD patients underscore the importance of incorporating the evaluation of one abdominal fat indicator, such as the Cindex and an inflammatory biomarker such as the IL-6 and CRP, in substitution of the BMI, in current clinical practice.

Keywords: Adipocytokines; Conicity index; Hemodialysis; Inflammatory index; Protein-energy wasting.

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