Construction and validation of a cardiovascular event risk model for dia-betic nephropathy-maintenance haemodialysis patients by lung ultrasound B-line score and novel inflammatory markers
Objective To construct and validate a cardiovascular events risk model in diabetic nephropathy-maintenance haemodialysis(DN-MHD)patients by lung ultrasound B-line score(LUBS)and novel inflammatory markers(monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ra-tio[MHR],systemic immune-inflammation index[SII],and C-reactive protein to albumin ratio[CAR]).Methods A total of 122 DN-MHD patients admitted to Beijing Puren Hospital from October 2018 to October 2022 were selected,and they were divided into training set(86 cases)and valida-tion set(36 cases)according to the ratio of 7:3.Patients with cardiovascular events were included in occurrence group,the influencing factors of cardiovascular events in patients with DN-MHD were analyzed,so as to construct a nomogram prediction model and verified;the predictive efficacy of the nomogram prediction model for the occurrence of cardiovascular events in DN-MHD patients was assessed by receiver operating characteris-tic curve;and predictive models for clinical benefit were analyzed by decision curves analysis.Results Cardiovascular events occurred in 33 pa-tients in the training set and 13 patients in the validation set.There was no significant difference in general data between the training set and the validation set(P>0.05).There were significant differences in dialysis age,hypotension during dialysis,LUBS,MHR,SII,and CAR between two groups(P<0.05).LUBS(OR=5.693),MHR(OR=3.241),SII(OR=4.877),and CAR(OR=4.052)were the influencing factors of cardiovascular events in DN-MHD patients(P<0.05).The nomogram prediction model was well distinguished;the calibration curve fits well with the ideal curve.The sensitivity of the nomogram prediction model in the training set to predict the occurrence of cardiovascular events in DN-MHD patients was 88.60%,the specificity was 90.20%,and the area under the curve was 0.883;the sensitivity of the nomogram prediction model in the validation set to predict the occurrence of cardiovascular events in DN-MHD patients was 87.50%,the specificity was 89.10%and the area under the curve was 0.874.The maximum clinical benefit can be obtained when the threshold probability of the nomogram prediction model was 0.00-0.23.Conclusion The nomogram prediction model based on LUBS,MHR,SII,and CAR can better evaluate the risk of cardiovascular events in DN-MHD patients.
Diabetic nephropathyMaintenance hemodialysisLung ultrasound B-line scoreNovel inflammatory markersCardiovascular eventsRisk model