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Stage-specific associations of nutrition-related surrogate insulin resistance indices across the chronic kidney disease continuum: evidence from a Chinese cohort

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

This study followed a group of people to see if blood sugar scores linked to kidney decline. It found that higher scores were associated with faster loss of kidney function. This shows a link, but it does not prove that the scores cause the decline.

Who did this work

Shusheng Fang (Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University) · Yan Li (Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University) · Yangxuan He (Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University) · Jingshan Jiang (Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University) · Yilin Zhu (Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University) · Hong Chen (Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University) · Song Leng (Second Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University)

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-10-19
https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1943087