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Association of waist circumference trajectories with incident chronic kidney disease.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study followed 5,429 adults to see if waist size changes link to new kidney disease. It found that increasing waist size was associated with a higher risk of developing kidney disease. It shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Lee JH · Hwang HS · Park JH · Kim YM · Kim DH · Park HK

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Oct 12
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42860909/