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We calculated eGFR using the chronic kidney disease epidemiology collaboration (CKD-EPI) creatinine (eGFR\n                      <jats:sub>crea<\/jats:sub>\n                      ) and creatinine\u2013cystatin C (eGFR\n                      <jats:sub>crea\u2013cys<\/jats:sub>\n                      ) formulas, and BMI from weight and height measurements. We evaluated the role of eGFR and BMI as determinants of sNfL levels using multivariable linear regression and the adjusted R\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      (R\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <jats:sub>adj<\/jats:sub>\n                      ).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Among 2,277 Swiss-AF participants (mean age 73.3 years), eGFR\n                      <jats:sub>crea<\/jats:sub>\n                      showed an inverse curvilinear association with sNfL after adjustment for age and cardiovascular comorbidities. BMI also showed an independent, inverse linear association with sNfL. The R\n                      <jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>\n                      <jats:sub>adj<\/jats:sub>\n                      of models with age, eGFR\n                      <jats:sub>crea<\/jats:sub>\n                      , and BMI alone was 0.26, 0.35, and 0.02, respectively. A model with age and eGFR\n                      <jats:sub>crea<\/jats:sub>\n                      combined explained 45% of the sNfL variance. Sensitivity analyses (i) further adjusting for vascular brain lesions (\n                      <jats:italic>N<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 1,402 participants with MRI) and (ii) using eGFR\n                      <jats:sub>crea\u2013cys<\/jats:sub>\n                      yielded consistent results.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Interpretation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In an elderly AF cohort, both renal function and BMI were associated with sNfL, but only renal function explained a substantial proportion of the sNfL variance. This should be taken into account when using sNfL in elderly patients or patients with cardiovascular disease.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fnins.2022.819010","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,14]],"date-time":"2022-04-14T07:50:07Z","timestamp":1649922607000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":40,"title":["Renal Function and Body Mass Index Contribute to Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Levels in Elderly Patients With Atrial Fibrillation"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"Alexandros A.","family":"Polymeris","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Fabrice","family":"Helfenstein","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Pascal","family":"Benkert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefanie","family":"Aeschbacher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Leppert","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"Coslovsky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eline","family":"Willemse","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sabine","family":"Schaedelin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Manuel R.","family":"Blum","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Nicolas","family":"Rodondi","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tobias","family":"Reichlin","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Giorgio","family":"Moschovitis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jens","family":"Wuerfel","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Gian Marco","family":"De Marchis","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefan T.","family":"Engelter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Philippe A.","family":"Lyrer","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"David","family":"Conen","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Michael","family":"K\u00fchne","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Stefan","family":"Osswald","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Leo H.","family":"Bonati","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Jens","family":"Kuhle","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"name":"the Swiss-AF Investigators","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,4,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/s41598-020-76990-7","article-title":"Renal function is associated with blood neurofilament light chain level in older adults.","volume":"10","author":"Akamine","year":"2020","journal-title":"Sci. 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