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Dietary total antioxidant capacity and its association with anthropometric, biochemical, and functional parameters in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis

Capacidade antioxidante total da dieta e sua associação com parâmetros antropométricos, bioquímicos e funcionais em pacientes com doença renal crônica em hemodiálise

ABSTRACT

Objective

To investigate the association of dietary total antioxidant capacity with anthropometric, functional, and biochemical parameters in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis.

Methods

This is a cross-sectional study of hemodialysis patients in Western Bahia. A structured questionnaire, three 24-hour dietary recalls, anthropometric measurements and clinical and biochemical records were used for data collection. Dietary total antioxidant capacity was estimated using 24-hour dietary recalls data. A database of ferric reducing antioxidant power values for foods was used to evaluate the dietary total antioxidant capacity. Multiple linear regression was applied to assess the relationship between dietary total antioxidant capacity and anthropometric, functional, and biochemical parameters.

Results

A total of 97 patients were evaluated, of which 57.7% were men and 57.7% were aged between 36 and 59 years. After adjusting for gender, education level, and socioeconomic level, inverse associations were found between dietary total antioxidant capacity and body mass index (p=0.008). Handgrip strength (p=0.037) and serum albumin concentration (p=0.047) were positively associated with dietary total antioxidant capacity.

Conclusion

High dietary total antioxidant capacity is associated with low body mass index, high handgrip strength, and high serum albumin concentration in chronic kidney disease patients undergoing hemodialysis.

Keywords
Anthropometry; Antioxidants; Food Consumption; Renal Dialysis

RESUMO

Objetivo

Investigar a associação da capacidade antioxidante total da dieta com parâmetros antropométricos, funcionais e bioquímicos em pacientes renais crônicos em hemodiálise.

Métodos

Este é um estudo transversal com pacientes em hemodiálise no Oeste da Bahia. Para a coleta de dados, utilizou-se um questionário estruturado, três recordatórios alimentares de 24 horas, aferição de medidas antropométricas e dados clínicos e bioquímicos dos prontuários. A capacidade antioxidante total da dieta foi estimada usando dados de recordatórios alimentares de 24 horas. Utilizou-se um banco de dados com valores de poder antioxidante redutor férrico para alimentos para avaliar a capacidade antioxidante total dietética. A regressão linear múltipla foi aplicada para avaliar a relação entre a capacidade antioxidante total da dieta e os parâmetros antropométricos, funcionais e bioquímicos.

Resultados

Foram avaliados 97 pacientes, sendo 57,7% homens e 57,7% com idade entre 36 e 59 anos. Após ajuste para sexo, escolaridade e nível socioeconômico, foram identificadas associações inversas entre capacidade antioxidante total da dieta e índice de massa corporal (p=0,008). A força de preensão manual (p=0,037) e a concentração de albumina sérica (p=0,047) foram associadas positivamente com a capacidade antioxidante total da dieta.

Conclusões

A capacidade antioxidante total dietética elevada está associada a um baixo índice de massa corporal, alta força de preensão manual e alta concentração de albumina sérica em pacientes com doença renal crônica em hemodiálise.

Palavras-chave
Antropometria; Antioxidantes; Consumo de Alimentos; Diálise renal

INTRODUCTION

Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a clinical condition characterized by gradual and progressive loss of renal function. It is associated with a variety of complications, including impaired excretory function and fluid and electrolyte imbalance, leading to decreased quality of life [11 Oliveira CM, Santos EBA, Bermude BEBV, Ferreira LR, Tizzot EA, Mourão Júnior CA. A importância do médico de atenção primária no rastreamento e diagnóstico precoce da doença renal crônica. Rev Ciênc Saúde. 2019;9(2):4-8. https://doi.org/10.21876/rcshci.v9i2.728
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Chronic Kidney Disease induced changes in nutrient metabolism may lead to increased oxidative stress [66 Pedraza-Chaverri J, Sánchez-Lozada LG, Osorio-Alonso H, Tapia E, Scholze A. New pathogenic concepts and therapeutic approaches to oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2016;2016:6043601. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/6043601
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]. This complexity implies that the activity of a single antioxidant compound cannot adequately represent the in vivo antioxidant status of the body.

The concept of Total Antioxidant Capacity (TAC) was introduced in the 1990s and considers the antioxidant capacity of all antioxidants present in food or body fluids [1111 Nascimento-Souza MA, Paiva PG, Martino HSD, Ribeiro AQ. Dietary total antioxidant capacity as a tool in health outcomes in middle-aged and older adults: A systematic review. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2018;58(6):905-912. https://doi.org/10.1080/10408398.2016.1230089
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In renal patients, it is observed that traditional dietary restrictions and treatment of the disease have been associated with reduced intake of antioxidants, such as vitamins C, D and E, and with loss of vitamins and trace elements [1414 Dennis JM, Witting PK. Protective role for antioxidants in acute kidney disease. Nutrients. 2017;9(7):718. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu9070718
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]. cite that it is likely that dietary antioxidants may interfere with the development and progression of CKD, promoting compensation for imbalances in oxidative stress.

Although the literature provides extensive data on the relationship among consumption of antioxidant-rich foods, health promotion and prevention of chronic diseases, studies on the association between dietary total antioxidant capacity and clinical parameters of individuals undergoing hemodialysis are scarce; none have been conducted in Brazil [1313 Puchau B, Zulet M, Echávarri AG, Hermsdorff HHM, Martinez JA. Dietary total antioxidant capacity: a novel indicator of diet quality in healthy Young adults. J Am Coll Nutr. 2009;28(6):648-656. https://doi.org/10.1080/07315724.2009.107199797
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,2020 Abbasi M, Daneshpour MS, Hedayati M, Mottaghi A, Pourvali K, Azizi F. Dietary total antioxidant capacity and the risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study in the tehran lipid glucose study. J Ren Nutr. 2019;29(5):394-398. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2018.11.008
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]. Research carried out by Asghari et al. [2121 Associação Brasileira de Empresas de Pesquisa. Critério de Classificação econômica Brasil. São Paulo: Associação; 2016 [cited 2020 Jul 19]. Available from: http://www.abep.org/criterio-brasil
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] in patients with dysglycemia showed that a high TAC diet may play a role in reducing the risk of incident CKD. On the other hand, a case-control study carried out by Abbasi et al. [2222 Associação Brasileira para o Estudo da Obesidade e Síndrome Metabólica. Diretrizes Brasileiras de Obesidade. 4a. ed. São Paulo: Associação; 2016.] showed no association between TAC and CKD in patients with type 2 diabetes. This study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary TAC on anthropometric, functional, and biochemical parameters of CKD patients on hemodialysis.

METHODS

This cross-sectional study is part of a project entitled “Sociodemographic, behavioral, clinical, anthropometric, and dietary profile of patients on hemodialysis in Western Bahia” conducted in a nephrology clinic in Barreiras, BA.

All patients, except pregnant women aged 18 years or older, who underwent hemodialysis in a health care unit in Bahia, from June 2018 to August 2019 were invited to participate in the study. A total of 97 patients with CKD were assessed. All participants signed an informed consent form, and data were collected by trained interviewers. The research protocol was approved by the Human Research Ethics Committee of the Federal University of Western Bahia.

A structured questionnaire was used to collect the following sociodemographic data: sex; age, categorized into 20-35, 36-59, and ≥60 years; and socioeconomic level, classified into A and B, C and D, and E, according to criteria of the Brazilian Association of Research Companies [2323 Monteiro JP, Pfrimer K, Tremeschin MH, Molina MC, Chiarello P. Consumo Alimentar: Visualizando Porções. Rio de Janeiro, Guanabara Koogan; 2013.].

Anthropometric data were collected after hemodialysis. Body weight was measured to the nearest 0.05 kg using a portable digital scale with a maximum capacity of 150kg (BF683W Tanita). Height was measured to the nearest 0.1cm using a stadiometer (W300, Welmy). Body Mass Index (BMI) was calculated as weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in meters. Waist circumference, measured at the midpoint between the iliac crest and the last rib, and neck circumference were measured to the nearest 0.1cm using an inelastic measuring tape (Sanny, São Paulo, Brazil) [2424 Pinheiro ABV, Lacerda EMA, Benzecry EH, Gomes MCS, Costa VM. Tabela para avaliação de consumo alimentar em medidas caseiras. 5a. ed. São Paulo: Atheneu; 2008.]. The triceps skinfolds and subscapular were obtained with a Lange Skinfold Caliper adipometer (England), which exerts a constant pressure of 10g/mm2. Measurements were made in triplicate, on the side of the body, in the absence of a fistula or venous access from the body. The final measure was obtained by the average of the three values. Body fat percentage was determined using a bioimpedance analyzer (A-310, Biodynamics Corporation, Seattle, USA).

The Handgrip Strength (HGS) was assessed using the SAEHAN® hydraulic dynamometer (Saehan corporation-SH5001). Patients were instructed to fit the dynamometer comfortably, in order to obtain the best performance, and at the time of measurement they remained seated with the adducted arm, elbow flexed at 90°, without using support. The maximum strength value was taken for analysis.

Information on hemodialysis duration, blood pressure, and levels of serum albumin, hemoglobin, leukocytes and serum iron was obtained from clinical records. It is important to note that the collection of biological material from patients preceded the dialysis session, at the end of the longest interdialytic period.

Dietary TAC was assessed using 24-hour dietary recalls (24HR), applied according to the USDA automated multiple-pass method on three separate days. This method consists of a five-step, structured approach (quick list, forgotten foods, time & occasion, detail cycle, and final probe). A food photo album was used to facilitate dietary data collection [2525 Carlsen MH, Halvorsen BL, Holte K, Bohn SK, Dragland S, Sampson L, et al. The total antioxidant content of more than 3100 foods, beverages, spices, herbs and supplements used worldwide. Nutr J. 2010;9(3). https://doi.org/10.1186/1475-2891-9-3
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]. Household measurements used to indicate portion sizes in 24HR were converted to grams or milliliters using a reference table [2626 Santin F, Canella D, Borges C, Lindholm B, Avesani CM. Dietary patterns of patients with chronic kidney disease: the influence of treatment modality. Nutrients. 2019;11(8):1920. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11081920
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]. Subsequently, the antioxidant capacity of each food/preparation consumed was estimated using a list of more than 3,100 foods and preparations from different countries [2727 Saglimbene VM, Wong G, Ruospo M, Palmer SC, Garcia-Larsen V, Natale P, et al. JC. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality in Adults undergoing Maintenance Hemodialysis. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2019;14(2):250-260. https://doi.org/10.2215/CJN.08580718
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]. A database with Ferric Reducing Antioxidant Power (FRAP) values for foods to evaluate the dietary TAC was used. Thus, all foods consumed by patients were assigned TAC values expressed as mmol/100g. The sum of the antioxidant capacity of foods and preparations was calculated for each day, and dietary TAC was determined as the mean of the three days. Supplement antioxidants, if patients used them, were not considered in the calculation of the dietary TAC.

Data analysis was performed using Stata version 13.1 (Stata Corp, College Station, USA). Normality was assessed using the Shapiro-Wilk test. The mean, standard deviation, and amplitude of continuous variables were determined. Pearson and Spearman correlation analyses were used to assess the linear correlation between TAC and anthropometric, biochemical and clinical variables (p≤0.05). Associations between independent variables and TAC were determined using multiple linear regression. Variables with p<0.20 in bivariate linear analysis were included, and only those with p≤0.05 remained in the model.

RESULTS

A total of 97 CKD patients were evaluated, of which 57.7% (n=56) were men, 59.8% (n=58) had primary education, 57.7% (n=56) were aged between 36 and 59 years, 67% (n=65) were married, 44.3% (n=34) reported having intermediate socioeconomic levels and 68% (n=66) reported not practicing physical activities weekly (data not shown).

Anthropometric, biochemical and clinical parameters are shown in Table 1. The mean TAC of patients was 3.29±1.66mmol/100g. The foods that most contributed to the increase in the antioxidant content of the diet were wine, grapes, mandarin, broccoli and papaya.

Table 1
Anthropometric, biochemical and clinical characteristics of renal patients undergoing hemodialysis, in West Bahia, 2018-2019.

Total Antioxidant Capacity had a significant inverse correlation with BMI, waist circumference, body fat percentage, tricipital and subscapular skinfolds and serum leukocyte count. TAC had a significant positive correlation with serum hemoglobin concentration (Table 2).

Table 2
Correlation between dietary total antioxidant capacitywith anthropometric, biochemical and clinical variables of renal patients undergoing hemodialysis, in West Bahia, 2018-2019.

Table 3 shows the association between independent variables and TAC. A negative association was found between TAC and BMI (p=0.008) after adjusting for sex, education level and socioeconomic level; that is, the higher the BMI, the lower the intake of dietary antioxidants. Handgrip strength (p=0.037) and serum albumin concentration (p=0.047) were positively associated with TAC.

Table 3
Univariate and multivariate analysis of factors associated with the dietary total antioxidant capacity in renal patients undergoing hemodialysis, in West Bahia, 2018-2019.

DISCUSSION

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in Western Bahia to investigate the association between TAC and anthropometric, functional and biochemical factors in CKD patients on hemodialysis. The results showed that the high intake of dietary antioxidants was related to the lower BMI, the higher handgrip strength and the higher concentration of serum albumin in patients on renal dialysis.

It was also identified that the foods that most contributed to the increase in the antioxidant content of the diet were wine, grapes, mandarin, broccoli and papaya. Although the greatest contribution of antioxidants through fruit ingestion has been identified, it is observed that renal patients often have low consumption of these. The National Health Survey (Brazilian NHS) 2013, which involved the Brazilian adult (≥18 years) population and self-reported a medical diagnosis of chronic kidney disease (n=839), estimated the high proportion of the CKD individuals reported never consuming juice fruit and alcoholic beverages [2828 Van der Schaft N, Trajanoska K, Rivadeneira F, Ikram MA, Schoufour JD, Voortman T. Total dietary antioxidant capacity and longitudinal trajectories of body composition. Antioxidants (Basel). 2020;9(8):728. https://doi.org/10.3390/antiox9080728
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The negative association between BMI and CAT allows the assumption that a high intake of antioxidants would have a protective role in CKD. A longitudinal study carried out with Mexican adults showed that the increase in the consumption of antioxidants may have favorable effects on body composition [3030 Jun M, Venkataraman V, Razavian M, Cooper B, Zoungas S, Ninomiya T, et al. Antioxidants for chronic kidney disease. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2012;10:CD008176. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD008176.pub2
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]. Although no studies showing the relationship between high consumption of TAC and the reduction in BMI in renal patients have been identified, which may limit possible comparisons, it is known that both the high BMI and the reduced consumption of antioxidants are risk factors for chronic diseases [3131 Ling XC, Kuo K. Oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease. Ren Replace Ther. 2018;4:53. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41100-018-0195-2
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As in this work, positive correlation between handgrip strength and dietary antioxidant intake was reported in a cross-sectional study with 62 cirrhotic patients by Lima [2020 Abbasi M, Daneshpour MS, Hedayati M, Mottaghi A, Pourvali K, Azizi F. Dietary total antioxidant capacity and the risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study in the tehran lipid glucose study. J Ren Nutr. 2019;29(5):394-398. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2018.11.008
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]: individuals who consumed higher levels of antioxidants had higher handgrip strength (p=0.029). This finding is important for clinical practice, as it indicates that an antioxidant-rich diet might be associated with the control of reactive oxygen species in outpatients and can lead to improvements in muscle strength. Review published by Cesare et al. [3434 Beetch M, Harandi-Zadeh S, Shen K, Lubecka K, Kitts DD, O’Hagan HM, Stefanska B. Dietary antioxidants remodel DNA methylation patterns in chronic disease. Br J Pharmacol. 2020;177(6):1382-1408. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.14888
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] presents epidemiological studies that have identified positive relationships between the intake of antioxidants in the diet and muscle strength.

Studies have shown that dietary antioxidants can protect the body against oxidative damage and reduce the risks of some clinical complications [2020 Abbasi M, Daneshpour MS, Hedayati M, Mottaghi A, Pourvali K, Azizi F. Dietary total antioxidant capacity and the risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes: a nested case-control study in the tehran lipid glucose study. J Ren Nutr. 2019;29(5):394-398. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.jrn.2018.11.008
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]. This reinforces the importance of a balanced, high-quality diet composed of foods that help prevent oxidative damage. A previous study showed that the consumption of antioxidant nutrients is crucial for hemodialysis patients because of their impaired antioxidant defenses, accumulation of uremic retention solutes and oxidative imbalance triggered by intense production of reactive species [3838 Dantas ENA, Silva EB, Silva CP, Oliveira ND, Moura RL, Ponciano CS, et al. Terapia nutricional submetida em pacientes com doença renal crônica. Int J Nutr. 2018;(S01):S24-S327. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1674306
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The positive association between TAC and serum albumin concentrations allows inferring that consumption of antioxidant-rich foods decreases the risk of malnutrition in CKD patients under hemodialysis. Maraj et al. [3939 Gutiérrez OM. Contextual poverty, nutrition, and chronic kidney disease. Adv Chronic Kidney Dis. 2015;22(1):31-38. https://doi.org/10.1053/j.ackd.2014.05.005
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].

It is noteworthy that the hemodialysis treatment interferes with daily activities and homeostasis of CKD patients, leading to an increase in inflammatory mediators and, consequently, in the prevalence of chronic inflammation [4242 Feistauer MAV, Lazaretti AS, Poeta J, Roncada C. Associação entre interleucina-6 e doença renal crônica: uma revisão sistemática. Rev Ciênc Med. 2017;26(3):107-116. https://doi.org/10.24220/2318-0897v26n3a3879
https://doi.org/10.24220/2318-0897v26n3a...
,4444 Rapa SF, DiIorio BR, Campiglia P, Heidland A, Marzocco S. Inflammation and oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease-potential therapeutic role of minerals, vitamins and plant-derived metabolites. Int J Mol Sci. 2020;21(1):263. http://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010263.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010263...
]. Thus, according to Novaes et al. [4543 Novaes GM, Silva MJD, Achkar MT, Vilegas W. Compostos antioxidantes e sua importância nos organismos. Rev Univ Vale Rio Verde. 2013;11(2):535-539. http://doi.org/10.5892/ruvrd.v11i2.535539
https://doi.org/10.5892/ruvrd.v11i2.5355...
], many complications associated with oxidative damage can be avoided by eating a healthy diet. Renal patients have weakened antioxidant defense mechanisms, due to the dietary restrictions of fruits and vegetables, resulting in reduced concentrations of vitamins C and E. In addition, during dialysis treatment, a large loss of vitamin C and selenium is observed [4644 Rapa SF, DiIorio BR, Campiglia P, Heidland A, Marzocco S. Inflammation and oxidative stress in chronic kidney disease-potential therapeutic role of minerals, vitamins and plant-derived metabolites. Int J Mol Sci. 2020;21(1):263. http://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010263.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21010263...
].

Some limitations of the study must be considered. The method used to estimate daily food intake may have underestimated or overestimated food amounts and does not reliably reflect the patients’ eating habits. It was sought to minimize this bias by applying three 24HR on non-consecutive days (every other day). It should be noted that 24h dietary recalls are inexpensive, do not promote changes in an individual’s food intake and have been widely used to investigate the relationship between diet and health outcomes. Moreover, because of the cross-sectional nature of the present study, it is not possible to establish the directionality of associations, and the possibility of reverse causality cannot be excluded. A strong point of the present study includes its originality, as few studies have investigated the relationship between TAC and anthropometric, functional and biological parameters in patients with CKD on dialysis.

CONCLUSION

In conclusion, high TAC is associated with low BMI, high handgrip strength, and high serum albumin concentration in CKD patients undergoing hemodialysis. A high intake of dietary antioxidants may contribute to reducing oxidative stress. Future studies should investigate the relationship between consumption of antioxidant-rich foods and the morbidity and mortality of CKD patients.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We are grateful to all the volunteers who contributed to this study, to organs funding agencies for the scientific initiation scholarship of the Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado da Bahia, to the Universidade Federal do Oeste da Bahia and to the Nefroeste Hemodialysis Clinic of the municipality of Barreiras, BA.

How to cite this article

  • Silva DCG, Ferreira FG, Santos TC, Almeida JNM, Almeida ES. Dietary total antioxidant capacity and its association with anthropometric, biochemical, and functional parameters in chronic kidney disease patients on hemodialysis. Rev Nutr. 2021;34:e200239. https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-9865202134e200239

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Publication Dates

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    13 Dec 2021
  • Date of issue
    2021

History

  • Received
    30 Sept 2020
  • Reviewed
    26 May 2021
  • Accepted
    14 June 2021
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