Takeaway
- Patients with psoriasis are at increased risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD), although this association is not found in patients who received systemic treatment, according to a population study.
Key results
- Psoriasis was associated with increased risk of ESRD in adjusted analysis (HR, 1.58; P<.001).
- Psoriatic arthritis was associated with a further increased risk of ESRD in adjusted analysis (HR, 7.60; P<.001).
- In subgroup, psoriasis was significantly associated with ESRD risk in patients who did not receive systemic treatment (HR, 1.60; P<.001) but not in patients who received systemic treatment (HR, 1.07; 95% CI, 0.80-1.41).
- Patients treated with acitretin (Soriatane) had a reduced risk of ESRD (HR, 0.576; 95% CI, 0.385-0.863) compared with patients who did not receive systemic treatment.
Study design
- 2,121,228 adult subjects, 530,307 with psoriasis, were analysed for ESRD risk.
- Funding: National Research Foundation of the Republic of Korea.
Limitations
- Observational study of large database.
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