Impact of Non-Adherence on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in US Veterans.
Impact of Non-Adherence on Renal and Cardiovascular Outcomes in US Veterans.
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DOI:
10.1159/000440685
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发表时间:
2015
影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
Kovesdy CP
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作者:
Gosmanova EO;Molnar MZ;Alrifai A;Lu JL;Streja E;Cushman WC;Kalantar-Zadeh K;Kovesdy CP
Adherence is paramount in treating hypertension; still, no gold standard method is available for non-adherence screening delineating high-risk patients. An ICD-9-CM non-adherence diagnostic code (V15.81) has been available for decades; however, its utility is poorly studied. We examined the association between V15.81 code assigned prior to initiation of antihypertensive drugs (AHD) and renal and cardiovascular outcomes. This was a historical prospective cohort study involving 312,489 newly treated hypertensive individuals (mean age 53.8years, 90.9% males, 20.3% black, median follow-up 8.0 years). We used crude and Cox models adjusted for baseline socio, demographic characteristics, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), BMI, blood pressure, co-morbidities, and prospective AHD adherence (measured as proportion of days covered,PDC). In unadjusted analysis, V15.81 code was associated with higher risks for faster eGFR decline (HR1.22, [95% CI] 1.11-1.33), incident CKD (HR1.17 [1.09-1.27]), ESRD (HR2.53 [1.72-3.72]), incident coronary artery disease (CAD) (HR1.26 [1.15-1.38), and stroke (HR1.55 [1.38-1.73]). In adjusted model, V15.81 code remained predictive of increased risk of CKD (HR1.33 [1.22-1.45]), ESRD (HR1.81 [1.18-2.78]), incident CAD (HR1.26 [1.14-1.40]), and stroke (HR1.46 [1.29-1.65]). Additional adjustment for PDC did not alter adverse associations between V15.81 code and studied outcomes. Assignment of V15.81 code prior to AHD therapy was associated with higher risks of renal and cardiovascular outcomes in incident hypertensive US veterans. Previous history of non-adherence is a poor prognostic marker in hypertensive individuals; therefore, patients with V15.81 code may require close monitoring. The observational nature of this study limits our ability to make firm recommendations for clinical practice.