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The Circadian System and Chronic Kidney Disease Risk: Epidemiological Evidence.

Key takeaways

About 10% of people worldwide have chronic kidney disease. This review gathers past studies on whether a disturbed body clock raises that risk, looking at night shift work, artificial light at night, the sleep hormone melatonin, and general sleep health. It summarizes studies that watched people rather than testing anything, so it shows links, not proof of cause. No one here tested whether fixing sleep protects kidneys.

Who did this work

Zhang J · Thien Tran D · El Ghoul T · Żebrowska M · Strohmaier S · Gülmez D · Hecking M · Schernhammer ES

Source

Article · PubMed, Lifestyle and CKD · 2026 Sep 9
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42717437/