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Sex-Specific Mediators of Serum Uric Acid Reduction Following Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Retrospective Longitudinal Study.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

People who had weight loss surgery saw their uric acid levels drop. High uric acid is linked to kidney disease. This study followed 268 people for one year. It looked at how men and women differed. This is an observational study, so it shows a link, not proof of cause.

Who did this work

Tong C · Mutailipu K · Chen R · Zhang Y · Lu L · Zha X · Ren T · Qu S · Su B · Bu L

Source

Article · PubMed, Lifestyle and CKD · 2026 Nov 3
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42975827/