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- Title
Growth in children with nephrotic syndrome: a post hoc analysis of the NEPTUNE study.
- Authors
Maniar, Aesha; Gipson, Debbie S.; Brady, Tammy; Srivastava, Tarak; Selewski, David T.; Greenbaum, Larry A.; Dell, Katherine M.; Kaskel, Frederick; Massengill, Susan; Tran, Cheryl; Trachtman, Howard; Lafayette, Richard; Almaani, Salem; Hingorani, Sangeeta; Wang, Chia-shi; Reidy, Kimberly; Cara-Fuentes, Gabriel; Gbadegesin, Rasheed; Myers, Kevin; Sethna, Christine B.
- Abstract
Background: Steroids, the mainstay of treatment for nephrotic syndrome in children, have multiple adverse effects including growth suppression. Methods: Anthropometric measurements in children < 18 years enrolled in the Nephrotic Syndrome Study Network (NEPTUNE) were collected. The longitudinal association of medication exposure and nephrotic syndrome characteristics with height z-score and growth velocity was determined using adjusted Generalized Estimating Equation regression and linear regression. Results: A total of 318 children (57.2% males) with a baseline age of 7.64 ± 5.04 years were analyzed. The cumulative steroid dose was 216.4 (IQR 61.5, 652.7) mg/kg (N = 233). Overall, height z-scores were not significantly different at the last follow-up compared to baseline (− 0.13 ± 1.21 vs. − 0.23 ± 1.71, p = 0.21). In models adjusted for age, sex, and eGFR, greater cumulative steroid exposure (β − 7.5 × 10−6, CI − 1.2 × 10−5, − 3 × 10−6, p = 0.001) and incident cases of NS (vs. prevalent) (β − 1.1, CI − 2.22, − 0.11, p = 0.03) were significantly associated with lower height z-scores over time. Rituximab exposure was associated with higher height z-scores (β 0.16, CI 0.04, 0.29, p = 0.01) over time. Conclusion: Steroid dose was associated with lower height z-score, while rituximab use was associated with higher height z-score.
- Subjects
STEROIDS; DATA analysis; SCIENTIFIC observation; SEX distribution; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; AGE distribution; RITUXIMAB; NEPHROTIC syndrome; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH; STATISTICS; GROWTH disorders; ANTHROPOMETRY; COMPARATIVE studies; CONFIDENCE intervals; REGRESSION analysis; GLOMERULAR filtration rate; DISEASE incidence; CHILDREN
- Publication
Pediatric Nephrology, 2024, Vol 39, Issue 9, p2691
- ISSN
0931-041X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00467-024-06375-9