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Cumulative metabolic burden and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio in non-diabetic adults: a nationwide population-based study.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This nationwide study looked at adults without diabetes and asked whether piling up metabolic problems over time tracks with early kidney damage. The damage marker is albumin in the urine, a protein that leaks out when the kidney's filters are strained. People with more metabolic burden had higher levels of that protein. This is an observational snapshot, so it shows a link, not proof that one causes the other.

Who did this work

Xu X · Qiu S · Zhou X · Li W · Lin H · Liu Y · He M · Wang W · Wang X · Chen Y · Ma C · Wang D

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Sep 10
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42720890/