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. 2025 May 30:16:1567367.
doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1567367. eCollection 2025.

Association between pan-immune-inflammation value and Serum Klotho levels: a cross-sectional analysis of renal function mediation

Mingjie Liu #  1 , Xuan Zhou #  1 , Han Xu  2 , Yan Wang  1 , Yuting Duan  1 , Xiangru Guo  1 , Bai Wei  1
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Association between pan-immune-inflammation value and Serum Klotho levels: a cross-sectional analysis of renal function mediation

Mingjie Liu et al. Front Immunol. .

Abstract

Introduction: Klotho has emerged as a promising biomarker of aging processes. Although inflammation is known to modulate Klotho expression, the relationship between Pan-Immune-Inflammation Value (PIV) and serum Klotho levels has not been investigated. This study aimed to examine the association between PIV and serum Klotho levels while exploring the potential mediating effects of renal function parameters.

Methods: A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007-2016. A total of 13,406 participants were included. Multiple linear regression models were used to evaluate the association between PIV and Klotho levels. Boruta feature selection method was used to identify variables included in the multivariable models. Smooth curve fitting was performed to examine potential non-linear relationships and threshold effect analysis was conducted using a two-piecewise linear regression model. Mediation analysis was conducted to assess the role of renal function indicators. Stratified analyses were performed to identify potential effect modifiers.

Results: After fully adjusting for potential confounders, PIV showed a significant inverse association with serum Klotho levels (β=-0.11, 95%CI: -0.15, -0.07, P <0.0001). This relationship exhibited a U-shaped pattern with a threshold effect at PIV=800 (P for log-likelihood ratio = 0.003). Renal function indicators significantly mediated this association, with serum uric acid showing the strongest mediating effect (8.32%, P <0.0001), followed by estimated glomerular filtration rate (6.91%, P <0.0001), blood urea nitrogen (6.64%, P <0.0001), and serum creatinine (5.49%, P <0.0001). Cancer survivors exhibited significantly lower Klotho levels than non-cancer participants (813.74 ± 8.55 vs. 849.69 ± 5.08 pg/mL; P < 0.0001), as well as higher PIV values (320.07 ± 6.58 vs. 299.07 ± 3.44; P = 0.0059).

Conclusion: Elevated PIV was found to be significantly associated with lower klotho levels, with renal function indicators playing a mediating role.

Keywords: Klotho; NHANES; inflammation; pan-immune-inflammation value; renal function.

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The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest.

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Flowchart of the sample selection.
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Predictor importance for klotho levels according to the Boruta algorithm.
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Relationship between Klotho levels and PIV in the total population.
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Stratified analyses of associations between PIV and klotho levels.
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Mediation analysis of renal function indicators in the association between PIV and Klotho levels (pg/ml): (A) UA (mg/dL); (B) eGFR (mL/min/1.73m²); (C) BUN (mg/dL); (D) Cr (mg/dL).
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Relationship between Klotho levels and PIV in cancer survivors and non-cancer participants.
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