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Polysocial risk score predicts chronic kidney disease incidence and prognosis: mechanistic insights from plasma metabolome, proteome and lifestyle.

Key takeaways

This study looked at 279,548 people who did not have kidney disease at the start. It also followed 19,761 people who already had the condition. The researchers used a score based on social factors like income and education. They found that a higher social risk score linked to a higher chance of getting kidney disease. It also linked to worse health outcomes later on. This shows a link, but it does not prove that social factors cause the disease.

Who did this work

Zhang Y · Gan X · Ye Z · Zhang Y · Yang S · Xiang H · Huang Y · Zhang Y · Wu Y · Nie S · Hou FF · Qin X

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Oct 20
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42909750/