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The association of kidney function with repetitive breath-hold diving activities of female divers from Korea, Haenyeo

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Title
The association of kidney function with repetitive breath-hold diving activities of female divers from Korea, Haenyeo
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BMC Nephrology, February 2017
DOI 10.1186/s12882-017-0481-1
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Yun Jung Oh, Ji Yong Jung, Sung Soo Kim, Kyong-Suk Chae, Jiwon Rhu, Chungsik Lee

Abstract

Voluntary apnea during breath-hold diving (BHD) induces cardiovascular changes including bradycardia, reduced cardiac output, and arterial hypertension. Although the impacts of repetitive BHD on cardiovascular health have been studied previously, the long-term risk for kidney dysfunction has never been investigated. A cross-sectional propensity score-matched study was performed to evaluate the influence of repetitive long-lasting BHD on kidney function. Using matching propensity scores (PS), 715 breath-hold female divers (Haenyeo) and non-divers were selected for analysis from 1,938 female divers and 3,415 non-divers, respectively. The prevalence of chronic kidney disease (CKD) defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) calculated to be less than 60 ml/min/1.73 m(2) was investigated in both diver and non-diver groups. The prevalence of CKD was significantly higher in breath-hold divers compared with non-divers after PS matching (12.6% vs. 8.0%, P = 0.004). In multivariate analysis, BHD activity was significantly associated with the risk of CKD in an unmatched cohort (OR, 1.976; 95% CI, 1.465-2.664). In the PS-matched cohort, BHD remained the independent risk factor for CKD even after adjusting for multiple covariates (OR 1.967; 95% CI, 1.341-2.886). Shallow but repetitive intermittent apnea by BHD, sustained for a long period of time, may potentially cause a deterioration in kidney function, as a long-term consequence.

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Unknown 36 100%

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Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 6 17%
Student > Master 5 14%
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 11%
Researcher 3 8%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 6%
Other 5 14%
Unknown 11 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 7 19%
Sports and Recreations 6 17%
Nursing and Health Professions 2 6%
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine 1 3%
Business, Management and Accounting 1 3%
Other 6 17%
Unknown 13 36%
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