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Age- and sex-specific associations of underweight and excess adiposity with incident CKD in type 2 diabetes: nationwide Korean cohort study

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study looked at 1,824,317 adults with type 2 diabetes in Korea. It found that being underweight or having too much body fat raises the risk of developing kidney disease. The risk depends on a person's age and sex. This shows a link, but it does not prove that weight changes cause the disease.

Who did this work

Seung Min Chung (Yeungnam University Medical Center) · Bongseong Kim (Soongsil University) · Mi Kyung Kim (Keimyung University Dongsan Medical Center) · Kyungdo Han (Soongsil University) · Nan Hee Kim (Ansan University)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-09-17
https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2026.1928884