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Kidney Med. 2022 Dec 11;5(2):100582. doi: 10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100582. eCollection 2023 Feb.
ABSTRACT
RATIONALE & OBJECTIVE: The association between cannabis use and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is controversial. We aimed to assess association of CKD with cannabis use in a large cohort study and then assess causality using Mendelian randomization with a genome-wide association study (GWAS).
STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study and genome-wide association study.
SETTING & PARTICIPANTS: The retrospective study was conducted on the All of Us cohort (N=223,354). Genetic instruments for cannabis use disorder were identified from 3 GWAS: the Psychiatric Genomics Consortium Substance Use Disorders, iPSYCH, and deCODE (N=384,032). Association between genetic instruments and CKD was investigated in the CKDGen GWAS (N > 1.2 million).
EXPOSURE: Cannabis consumption.
OUTCOMES: CKD outcomes included: cystatin-C and creatinine-based kidney function, proteinuria, and blood urea nitrogen.
ANALYTICAL APPROACH: We conducted association analyses to test for frequency of cannabis use and CKD. To evaluate causality, we performed a 2-sample Mendelian randomization.
RESULTS: In the retrospective study, compared to former users, less than monthly (OR, 1.01; 95% CI, 0.87-1.18; P = 0.87) and monthly cannabis users (OR, 1.15; 95% CI, 0.86-1.52; P = 0.33) did not have higher CKD odds. Conversely, weekly (OR, 1.28; 95% CI, 1.01-1.60; P = 0.04) and daily use (OR, 1.25; 95% CI, 1.04-1.50; P = 0.02) was significantly associated with CKD, adjusted for multiple confounders. In Mendelian randomization, genetic liability to cannabis use disorder was not associated with increased odds for CKD (OR, 1.00; 95% CI, 0.99-1.01; P = 0.96). These results were robust across different Mendelian randomization techniques and multiple kidney traits.
LIMITATIONS: Likely underreporting of cannabis use. In Mendelian randomization, genetic instruments were identified in the GWAS that included individuals primarily of European ancestry.
CONCLUSIONS: Despite the epidemiological association between cannabis use and CKD, there was no evidence of a causal effect, indicating confounding in observational studies.
PMID:36712313 | PMC:PMC9879977 | DOI:10.1016/j.xkme.2022.100582
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