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Association Between Serum Homocysteine and Chronic Kidney Disease Severity in Vietnamese Outpatients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers in Vietnam measured homocysteine, an amino acid in the blood, in outpatients with type 2 diabetes. They checked whether higher levels went along with worse kidney disease. Kidney health was judged by kidney filtering rate (eGFR) and protein in the urine. This study took one snapshot in time, so it shows a link, not proof of cause, and cannot say whether lowering homocysteine would help the kidneys. The part of the paper we have does not give how many people took part or how strong the link was.

Who did this work

Ho LN · Van Tran T · Tran TTT · Le NT · Quach LH · Thanh KM · Tran HN · Hoang HK · Tran HH · Le TQ

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD severity and reversal · 2026 Sep
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42746991/