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. 2022 Mar;35(2):146-153.
doi: 10.1111/sdi.12994. Epub 2021 Jul 5.

Sleep apnea is associated with residual kidney function and mortality in patients with peritoneal dialysis: Prospective cohort study

Shin Chan Kang  1 , Kyoung Sook Park  2 , Tae Ik Chang  2 , Sug Kyun Shin  2 , Ea Wha Kang  2
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Sleep apnea is associated with residual kidney function and mortality in patients with peritoneal dialysis: Prospective cohort study

Shin Chan Kang et al. Semin Dial. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Introduction: Fluid overload and sleep apnea (SA) are known risk factors for mortality in dialysis patients. Although incidence and severity of SA were shown higher in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients than in hemodialysis patients, data regarding the association of SA with body fluid status and mortality are limited. Therefore, the association of SA with body fluid status and mortality were investigated in a prospective cohort with patients undergoing PD.

Methods: The present study included 103 prevalent PD patients who were followed up for median 70 months. At baseline, the subjects underwent in-home polysomnography, bioelectrical impedance analysis, and urea kinetics. Excessive daytime sleepiness and sleep quality were assessed using sleep questionnaires. SA was defined as apnea/hypopnea index higher than 15 events per hour.

Results: Sleep apnea was diagnosed in 57 (55.3%) patients (SA group); the subjects had significantly higher extracellular water (10.3 ± 1.4 vs. 9.2 ± 1.8, p = 0.001) and lower residual kidney function (RKF) (3.3 ± 3.3 vs. 5.9 ± 7.2, p = 0.02) compared with subjects in the non-SA group. SA was significantly associated with RKF [odds ratio, 0.84; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.73-0.97] in multivariable logistic regression analysis. In multivariable Cox regression models, SA was a significant predictor of mortality in PD patients (adjusted hazard ratio, 5.74; 95% CI, 1.09-30.31) after adjusting for well-known risk factors.

Conclusions: Sleep apnea was very common in PD patients and significantly associated with lower RKF. SA was also a novel risk predictor of mortality in PD patients.

Keywords: mortality; peritoneal dialysis; residual kidney function; sleep apnea.

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