Fat-to-Muscle Ratio Is Independently Associated with Hyperuricemia and a Reduced Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate in Chinese Adults: The China National Health Survey

• Published in: Nutrients Vol. 14; no. 19; p. 4193
• Main Authors: He, Huijing, Pan, Li, Wang, Dingming, Liu, Feng, Du, Jianwei, Pa, Lize, Wang, Xianghua, Cui, Ze, Ren, Xiaolan, Wang, Hailing, Peng, Xia, Zhao, Jingbo, Shan, Guangliang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.10.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Adipose tissues; Adult; Adults; Age; Bioelectricity; Body composition; Body fat; Body mass index; Cardiovascular disease; China - epidemiology; Comparative analysis; Creatinine; Cross-Sectional Studies; Data collection; Diabetes; Electrolytes; Epidermal growth factor receptors; estimated glomerular filtration rate; fat-to-muscle ratio; Female; Glomerular Filtration Rate; Health aspects; Health Surveys; Humans; Hypertension; Hyperuricemia; Hyperuricemia - epidemiology; Kidney diseases; Male; Mediation; mediation effect; Muscles; Population; Public health; Risk Factors; Surveys; Uric Acid; China; Japan; mediation effect; body composition; risk factors; estimated glomerular filtration rate; fat-to-muscle ratio; uric acid
• ISSN: 2072-6643; 2072-6643
• DOI: 10.3390/nu14194193

The effects of the fat-to-muscle ratio (FMR) on hyperuricemia and a reduction in the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) are still unclear. Data from the China National Health Survey were used to explore the associations of the FMR with hyperuricemia and reduced eGFR. The fat mass and muscle mass were measured through bioelectrical impedance analysis. Mediation analysis was used to estimate the mediated effect of hyperuricemia on the association between the FMR and reduced eGFR. A total of 31171 participants were included. For hyperuricemia, compared with the Q1 of the FMR, the ORs (95% CI) of Q2, Q3 and Q4 were 1.60 (1.32-1.95), 2.31 (1.91-2.80) and 2.71 (2.15-3.43) in men and 1.91 (1.56-2.34), 2.67 (2.12-3.36) and 4.47 (3.40-5.89) in women. For the reduced eGFR, the ORs (95% CI) of Q2, Q3 and Q4 of the FMR were 1.48 (1.18-1.87), 1.38 (1.05-1.82) and 1.45 (1.04-2.04) in men aged 40-59, but no positive association was found in younger men or in women. Hyperuricemia mediated the association between the FMR and reduced eGFR in men. The OR (95% CI) of the indirect effect was 1.08 (1.05-1.10), accounting for 35.11% of the total effect. The FMR was associated with hyperuricemia and reduced eGFR, and the associations varied based on sex and age. The effect of the FMR on the reduced eGFR was significantly mediated by hyperuricemia in men.