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Obesity and reduced renal corticomedullary differentiation on T1 mapping: a population-based UK Biobank study

Paper C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers used MRI scans of the kidneys in UK Biobank, a very large group of British adults. People carrying more body fat had a blurrier line between the outer and inner parts of the kidney, which can be an early sign of kidney damage. This shows a link between weight and kidney appearance, not proof that weight caused it. The record we received did not include the number of people scanned.

Who did this work

Haotian Yang · Chenming Xia · Ke Zhao · Minye Liu · Wei Xing · Ming Chen · Jiule Ding

Source

Paper · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-08
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-026-05381-0