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. 2019 Apr 1;18:82. doi: 10.1186/s12944-019-1007-6

Efficacy of low-protein diet in diabetic nephropathy: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Xiao-Feng Li 1,✉, Jing Xu 2, Ling-Jiao Liu 1, Fang Wang 3, Sheng-Lin He 1, Ya Su 1, Chun-Ping Dong 1
PMCID: PMC6444520  PMID: 30935396

Abstract

Purpose

We aimed to systematically assess the efficacy of low-protein diet preventing progression of diabetic nephropathy based on randomized controlled trials (RCTs).

Methods

A systematic and electronic search was conducted. Initial searches of literature updated to September 2018 were made using the following databases including CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, Cochrane, PubMed, and Embase using the index words for qualified RCTs. Additional searches were performed to identify linked literature sources. Data of RCTs on low-protein diet versus control diet, efficacy analysis of kidney function, nutritional status or proteinuria were extracted. Random effects model and fixed effects model were applied to combine the data which were further analyzed by Chi-squared test and I2tests. The main outcomes were then analyzed through the use of relative risks (RR), mean difference (MD) and its 95% confidence interval (95% CI).

Results

Twenty articles were included in the present meta-analysis with a total of 690 patients in the low-protein diet group (LPD) and a total of 682 patients in the control group. Moderate to strong evidence indicated that LPD was significantly effective for decreasing the urinary albumin excretion rate (SMD:0.62, 95%CI:0.06–1.19) and proteinuria (SMD:0.69, 95%CI:0.22–1.16) versus the control group. No statistical difference, however, was found in glycosylated hemoglobin (SMD:0.17, 95%CI:-0.18–0.51), serum creatinine (SMD:0.20, 95%CI:-0.26–0.66), as well as glomerular filtration rate (SMD:0.21, 95%CI:-0.29–0.71) between the two groups.

Conclusion

The current meta-analysis reveals an effective role of low-protein diet in improving diabetic nephropathy. However, the small number of involved patients may limit the accuracy of results. High-quality RCTs with a larger sample size in the future are required to confirm the current findings.

Keywords: Diabetic nephropathy, Low protein diet, RCT, Meta-analysis

Introduction

Diabetes is a highly prevalent chronic disease constitutes a major public health issue and inflicts a severe financial burden on the society and family. About 40% of diabetes patients would develop diabetic nephropathy [1]. Diabetic nephropathy is associated with a high risk of mortality with cardiovascular disease as a strong independent risk factor [2, 3]. Besides, diabetic nephropathy associated with type 1 as well as type 2 diabetes mellitus is considered a leading cause of end-stage renal disease worldwide [4, 5]. Blood pressure control and optimal glycaemic control can slow down the progression of diabetic nephropathy through renin-angiotensin system blockade. Therefore, it is important to search for approaches to decelerate diabetic nephropathy progression.

According to Diabetes and Nutrition Study Group of the European Association, the Study of Diabetes suggests that the dietary approach for weight loss and treating diabetes is a low-fat, high-carbohydrate, and energy-deficient diet [6, 7]. Earlier animal experiment and humans studies supported by American Diabetes Association recommendslow-protein diet (LPD) as a dietary approach in clinical guidelines [8]. LPD is proven to have beneficial effect in decreasing the progression of renal disease as well as improving survival rate in patients harboring various glomerulopathies, such as diabetic kidney disease [9, 10]. However, controversy exists as several studies showed no significant benefit of LPD in slowing down the progression of diabetic nephropathy.

The present meta-analysis aims to summarize current available evidence based on RCTs, and to determine the efficacy profile of LPD in terms of diabetic nephropathy progression.

Methods

Literature search

An electronic literature search was conducted for eligible RCTs through the use of Weipu (VIP), WangFang, CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure), PubMed, the Cochrane library, and Embase updated to Sep 2018. In addition, we searched related publications as well as reference materials. The search process was carried out separately by two reviewers. Any differences were settled through the aid of a third party. Ethics approval was waived for this study because the study involved no human participants or animals.

Selection criteria

To be included in the current meta-analysis, studies should meet the following criteria: [1] RCTs; [2] patients had type 1 or 2 diabetic nephropathy; [3] patients received LPD or normal protein diet; [4] at least one clinical outcome was reported for analysis; [5] publications were English or Chinese.

Studies that met the following criteria should be excluded: [1] duplicate publication, or shared result or content; [2] incomplete or incorrect data; [3] case report, expert comment, systematic review, conference report, meta analysis, theoretical research, and economic analysis; [3] irrelevant or no outcomes.

All the present studies were manually screened separately by two reviewers for evaluation of eligibility. Any arising disagreements were then settled through the help of a third reviewer.

Data extraction

The authors extracted data from the included studies. The present study consisted of basic information and main outcomes. Basic information contained the following parameters: the author’s name, sample size, interventions of the treatment and control group, percentage of male subjcts, body mass index (BMI), mean age, duration of diabetes, and type of diabetes. The second part contained clinical outcomes: glycosylated hemoglobin, urinary albumin excretion rate, serum creatinine, glomerular filtration rate, and proteinuria. We appraised the quality of current trials and studies with the use of the Jadad scoring checklist and all the RCTs were evaluated based on the following five items: appropriateness of generating randomized sequence, statement of randomization, use of double blinding, detail of withdrawals and dropouts and description of double blinding method. A score less than 3 in the included studies represented a low-quality and high bias risks, and a score greater than 3 represent a trial with high quality. The above mentioned process was separately conducted by two investigators; arising differences were resolved by discussion to reach a consensus.

Statistics analysis

The meta-analysis was conducted through the use of the STATA 10.0 (TX, USA). Heterogeneity of the trial results was assessed with the Chi-squared and I2 tests to select ideal analysis model (random-effects model or fixed-effects model): I2 > 50% and Chi-squared test P ≤ 0.05 reflected high heterogeneity and the random-effects model was utilized; I2 ≤ 50% and Chi-squared test P > 0.05 reflected acceptable heterogeneity data and the fixed-effects model was used. As for continuous variables, they were initially expressed as mean ± standard deviation and then analyzed through the use of mean differences (MD). Categorical data was expressed in percentages and further analyzed through odds ratio (OR) or relative risk (RR). MD with its 95% CI was used to analyze glycosylated hemoglobin, urinary albumin excretion rate, serum creatinine, glomerular filtration rate, and proteinuria. To identify the publication bias, we utilized the funnel plot, Begg and Egger’s weighted test.

Results

Study characteristics

Through search using the index words, a total of 1572 publications were included. After title and abstract screening, 1478 publications were then excluded; thus, 94 publications were left for further assessment. During full-text screening, 74 publications were excluded due to duplicated publications [15], non-RCTs [29], review or theoretical research [17], animal studies [8], or insufficient data [5]. Therefore, a final total of 20 studies [11–30] were included in the current meta-analysis, of which 690 and 682 patients were studied and evaluated in the LPD group and control group respectively (Fig. 1).

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The flow diagram of the literature search process

Table 1 lists the major characteristics of studies. The basic information consisted of sample size, male, age, BMI, duration of diabetes, type of diabetes, inventions of the LPD group and the control group, and Jadad score. Nine studies analyzed type 2 diabetes patients, two studies for type 1 diabetes, and two studies for both type 1 and 2 diabetes; seven studies did not specifiy type of diabetes. In the LPD group, 16 studies reported that the protein intake was between 0.6 g/kg/24 h and 0.8 g/kg/24 h, 3 studies reported that the protein intake was above 0.8 g/kg/24 h, and one study did not provide protein intake data. In the control group, 12 studies reported that the protein intake was above 1.0 g/kg/24 h, and 7 studies just recorded normal or free protein intake. Protein intake was not clearly described in one study. Besides, Table 1 shows the baseline characteristics of the involved population. The mean age ranged from 33 to 72 years, the mean BMI range from 23.3 to 33.6 cm/kg2, and the mean duration of diabetes ranged from 7.8 to 28, so the population of the included studies was heterogeneous. The main Jadad score of all the included studies was 2.85. In 13 studies the Jadad score was equal or above 3, and in 7 studies the Jadad score was 2.

Table 1.

The basic characteristics description of included studies

Study No. of patients (n) Male (n) Age (years) BMI (kg/m2) Duration of diabetes (years) Type of diabetes Jadad score Inventions
LPD Control LPD Control LPD Control LPD Control LPD Control LPD Control LPD Control
Zhu Ning 2001 a 8 4 -a – 70.0 70.0 23.4 25.1 12.0 12.0 II II 2 protein intake 0 .6g/kg/24 h, oral hypoglycemic drugs normal protein intake, oral hypoglycemic drugs
Zhu Ning 2001 b 8 4 – – 71.0 70.0 24.1 25.1 14.0 12.0 II II 2 protein intake 0 .8g/kg/24 h, oral hypoglycemic drugs normal protein intake, oral hypoglycemic drugs
Li Yanping 2000 14 15 8 8 57.0 57.0 – – 8.2 9.1 – – 2 protein intake 0 .8g/kg/24 h protein intake 1.2–1 .5g/kg/24 h
Chen Zhenqian 2013 36 36 18 19 60.6 60.1 24.8 25.0 7.8 8.1 – – 3 protein intake 0 .8g/kg/24 h normal protein intake
Yin Qunfang 2009 30 20 18 12 53.6 53.4 – – – – – – 2 protein intake 0.6–0 .8g/kg/24 h protein intake 1 g/kg/24 h
Cui Jirong 2015 100 100 52 45 56.4 58.3 – – – – II II 2 protein intake 0.58–0. 82 g/kg/24 h, oral hypoglycemic drugs, inject insulin normal protein intake, oral hypoglycemic drugs, inject insulin
Tao Jianxun 2008 66 68 44 60.5 58.0 24.3 24.5 9.1 10.9 II II 2 protein intake 0 .7g/kg/24 h protein intake 1 g/kg/24 h
H.Makino.K.Shikata 2009 56 56 33 33 57.5 56.3 – – – – II II 3 protein intake 0.92 ± 0. 43 g/kg/24 h protein intake 1.22 ± 0. 25 g/kg/24 h
Bertrand Dussol 2005 22 25 19 20 52.0 63.0 28.0 27.0 15.0 20.0 I、II I、II 3 protein intake 0 .8g/kg/24 h protein intake 1 .2g/kg/24 h
Carlo Meloni 2004 40 40 22 19 52.7 56.3 – – – – I、II I、II 3 protein intake 0 .8g/kg/24 h free protein intake
G.D.Brinkworth 2004 19 19 7 8 62.7 60.9 33.3 33.6 – – II II 3 – –
Henrik P.Hansen 2002 41 41 30 23 40.0 41.0 25.0 25.0 27.0 28.0 I I 3 protein intake 0. 89 g/kg/24 h protein intake 1. 02 g/kg/24 h
LTJ Pijls 2002 63 68 40 36 63.0 65.0 27.4 28.2 6.7 7.2 II II 4 protein intake 0 .8g/kg/24 h free protein intake
Loek T.J.Pijls 1999 58 63 39 35 64.0 63.0 27.3 28.1 6.8 7.2 II II 4 protein intake 0 .8g/kg/24 h free protein intake
Frederick J Raal 1994 11 11 3 5 29.0 30.0 26.0 23.8 20.0 21.0 – – 3 protein intake 0 .8g/kg/24 h Protein intake > 1 .6g/kg/24 h
Robin P.F.Dullaart 1993 14 16 14 13 43.0 39.0 25.1 23.3 23.0 20.0 – – 4 protein intake 0 .6g/kg/24 h free protein intake
Kathleen Zeller 1991 20 15 11 10 33.0 35.0 – – 21.0 22.4 I I 3 protein intake 0 .6g/kg/24 h protein intake 1 g/kg/24 h
Adolfo Ciavarella 1987 7 9 4 5 37.6 36.8 – – 16.6 18.7 – – 2 protein intake0.71 ± 0. 12 g/kg/24 h protein intake 1.44 ± 0. 12 g/kg/24 h
Benh.Brouhard 1990 8 7 – – 36.0 30.0 – – 19.0 19.0 – – 2 protein intake 0 .6g/kg/24 h protein intake 1 g/kg/24 h
L.Velazquez Lopez 2008 a 9 10 7 17 68.0 66.3 – – 18.7 15.0 II II 4 protein intake 0.6–0 .8g/kg/24 h protein intake 1–1 .2g/kg/24 h
L.Velazquez Lopez 2008 b 10 12 68.0 66.3 – – 18.7 15.0 II II 4 protein intake 0.6–0 .8g/kg/24 h protein intake 1–1 .2g/kg/24 h
L.Velazquez Lopez 2008 c 10 9 68.0 66.3 – – 18.7 15.0 II II 4 protein intake 0.6–0 .8g/kg/24 h protein intake 1–1 .2g/kg/24 h
Mauro Giordano 2014 40 34 – – 72.0 71.0 30.8 31.4 – – II II 3 protein intake 0 .7g/kg/24 h protein intake 1 .1g/kg/24 h
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a: the studies has not provided this data; BMI body mass idex, LPD low-protein diet, I type 1 diabetes; II type 2 diabetes

Quality assessment and potential bias

We applied funnel plot, Egger’s test, and Begg and Mazumdar’s rank test, and for the quality assessment as well as for potential bias. Notable dissymmetry was found according to the funnel plot for SMD in glycosylated hemoglobin, indicating significant publication bias (Fig. 2). In addition, we found significant asymmetry with the application of Begg and Mazumdar’s rank test (Z = 1.28, p = 0.200). There was a significant publication bias on basis of the Egger’s test result (p = 0.415).

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Funnel plot of studies included in the meta-analysis

Effect of LPD on glycosylated hemoglobin

Thirteen trials involving 645 patients (the LPD group = 315, the control group = 330) reported the effect of LPD on glycosylated hemoglobin. According to the I2tests-value (I2 = 75.4%) and Chi-squared test P-value (P = 0.000), the random effects model was applied to analyze glycosylated hemoglobin. No significant difference in glycosylated hemoglobin was found in the pooled results between the LPD and the control group (SMD:0.17, 95%CI:-0.18–0.51) (Fig. 3).

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Effects of low-protein diet on glycosylated hemoglobin

Effects of LPD on urinary albumin excretion rate

Ten trials with a total of 357 patients (the LPD group = 179, and the control group = 178) showed the effect of LPD on urinary albumin excretion rate. On the basis of I2tests-value (I2 = 80.3%) and Chi-squared test P-value (P = 0.000), the random effects model was applied to analyze urinary albumin excretion rate. The pooled results showed the urinary albumin excretion rate was significantly decreased in the LPD group versus the control group (SMD:0.62, 95%CI:0.06–1.19) (Fig. 4).

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Effects of low-protein diet on urinary albumin excretion rate

Effects of LPD on serum creatinine

Twelve trials involving 840 patients (the LPD group = 426, and the control group = 414) showed the effect of LPD on serum creatinine. On the basis of the I2 test-value (I2 = 88.9%) and Chi-squared test P-value (P = 0.000), the random effects model was utilized to analyze serum creatinine. No significant difference was found in the pooled results of serum creatinine between the LPD group and the control group (SMD:0.20, 95%CI:-0.26–0.66) (Fig. 5).

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Effects of low-protein diet on serum creatinine

Effects of LPD on glomerular filtration rate

Twelve trials involving732 patients (the LPD group = 363, and the control group = 369) showed the effect of LPD on glomerular filtration rate. On the basis of I2test-value (I2 = 85.1%) and Chi-squared test P-value (P = 0.000), we analyzed glomerular filtration rate through the random effects model. No significant difference was identified among the pooled results of glomerular filtration rate between the LDP group and the control group (SMD:0.21, 95%CI:-0.29–0.71) (Fig. 6).

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Effects of low-protein diet on glomerular filtration rate

Effects of LPD on proteinuria

Ten trials with a total of 807 patients (the LPD group = 403, and the control group = 404) showed the effect of LPD on proteinuria. According to I2 test-value (I2 = 87.0%) and Chi-squared test P-value (P = 0.000), we analyzed proteinuria using the random effects model. The pooled results showed that proteinuria was obviously decreased in the LPD group versus the control group (SMD:0.69, 95%CI:0.22–1.16) (Fig. 7).

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Effects of low-protein diet on proteinuria

Discussion

As a matter of fact, a total of three meta-analyses on the current topic were published with pooled data from RCTs. One meta-analysis by Pedrini et al. [16] showed beneficial effects of LPD. Nevertheless, they combined non-randomized crossover trials with RCTs. Furthermore, aggregated outcomes of albuminuria or GFR have been utilized. According to the meta-analyses by Pan et al. and Robertson et al., there was no remarkable efficacy in terms of kidney function. The different results may be due to difference in population size and the number of pooled studies. In addition, earlier meta-analysis by Robertson et al. pooled data from only seven RCTs, focusing on T1DM patients in their study. The studies are in consistent with earlier meta-analysis given that there was no statistical significance with improved GFR in T1DM patients. Pan et al. conducted a meat analysis that included two reports by Pijls et al. on patients with identical baseline characteristics (Table 1). The intervention period and number of patients were different, which was longer and larger in a recent publication. After discussion, the reviewers believe and considered the previous publicationsas the interim analysis of a longer project. Hence, the results were not used simultaneously for analysis of the same outcome despite that both studies were listed in our meta-analysis. The data on albuminuria and GFR were extracted from recent publications, and HbA1c from previous publications due to lack of recent studies.

The current meta-analysis extends efforts with an attempt to confirm the efficacy of LPD in diabetic nephropathy. We conclude the the following advantages of the current study: There showed highly similar baseline characteristics of the LPD group and the control group, and the results proved to be robust according to multiple additional analyses. Additionally, the data were considered to be complete. The drug dispensing process as well as outcomes were recorded accurately; patient loss to follow-up was minimal due to short duration of the studies and a low emigration rate (< 1% per year).

Scicchitano et al. [31] provide an overview of the mechanism of action of nutraceuticals and functional food ingredients on lipids and their role in the management of lipid disorders. Nutraceuticals play a peculiar role in ameliorating human dyslipidemia, but the exact pathophysiological mechanism is still unknown. Functional food ingredients can act on several biochemical pathways able to influence lipid disorders in the human body. Physicians have attempted to identify the mechanisms responsible for nutraceutical actions. From the previous studies, we know that resveratrol, water-insoluble fish proteins, grape seed, curcumin, other nutraceutical and functional food ingredients can play a role in controlling lipid metabolism. In the same way, low-protein diet could limit the protein intake and reduce the metabolic burden.

Admittedly, several limitations of the present analysis should be acknowledged. [1] Only RCTs were included; [2] the predefined criteria were different for patients among various studies; [3] different patients harboring earlier treatments and diseases were unavailable; [4] we included several trials with low quality in the current analysis; [5] protein intake was different in the inventions of the LPD group and the control group were among different studies (the detailed information is presented in Table 1); [6] age, BMI, duration of diabetes, and type of diabetes were different among various studies, contributing to publication bias; [7] the baseline characteristics (age, BMI, duration of diabetes, percentage of male paitents and type of diabetes) of the study populations were heterogeneous, which could influence the clinical results; [8] the number of involved patients was small; [9] we used the pooled data for analysis;data of individual patients were unavailable, which limits more comprehensive analyses.

Our present meta-analysis provides evidence for modest efficacy of LPD as a diet intervention with significant outcomes on the course of kidney prognosis for patients with diabetic nephropathy. Improved efficacy could be gained with the sustainable intervention and better compliance of patients. Given the results of our study, questions exist considering whether LPD delays or even prevents other more crucial clinical outcomes such as initiation of dialysis, kidney failure, and death. More meta-analyses are warranted in order to focus on the above mentioned outcomes. However, due to the limitations of this study, high-quality studies, large-sample and long-terms should conducted to confirm the conclusions.

Acknowledgements

None.

Funding

No funding was received for this study.

Availability of data and materials

The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

Abbreviations

LPD

low-protein diet

MD

mean difference

OR

odds ratio

RR

relative risk

Authors’ contributions

XFL have made substantial contributions to conception and design of the study, written the manuscript; JX, LJL, FW, SLH and YS searched literature, extracted data from the collected literature and analyzed the data;; CPD revised the manuscript; All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.

Ethics approval and consent to participate

Not applicable.

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Not applicable.

Competing interests

The authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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The datasets generated and analyzed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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