Prolonged exposure to air pollution and risk of acute kidney injury and related mortality: a prospective cohort study based on hospitalized AKI cases and general population controls from the UK Biobank

• Main Authors: Minghui Liu (Author), Meng Gao (Author), Dan Hu (Author), Jiao Hu (Author), Jing Wu (Author), Zhiyong Chen (Author), Jinbo Chen (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Previous investigations identified a connection between air pollution and kidney diseases. Nevertheless, there is a lack of comprehensive evidence on the long-term risks posed by air pollution with respect to acute kidney injury (AKI) and AKI-related death. Methods This prospecti...