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Serum uric acid and estimated glomerular filtration rate in working-age males: a 10-year longitudinal study of annual health check-up data from an occupational cohort in Japan

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

Researchers tracked kidney function in working-age men in Japan for 10 years. They found a link between high uric acid levels and slower kidney filtering. This is an observational study, so it shows a connection, not proof that uric acid causes kidney decline.

Who did this work

Akio Kawabe · Koichi Mugitani · Mika Watanabe · Noboru Takano · Masataka Iwane

Source

Article · OpenAlex, CKD works · 2026-11-02
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-026-05487-8