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ArticleToxins2022

Serum

Yu-Chi Chang, Yu-Li Lin, Yu-Hsien Lai, Chih-Hsien Wang, Bang-Gee Hsu

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Article in Toxins, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.5field-weighted citation impact, top 17% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Chi ChangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97010, Taiwan.
Yu-Li LinDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97010, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9094-0589
Yu-Hsien LaiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97010, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0002-6687-1058
Chih-Hsien WangDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97010, Taiwan.
Bang-Gee HsuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Hualien Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, Hualien 97010, Taiwan.ORCID 0000-0001-9364-4558
Tzu Chi University · TWTzu Chi Foundation · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

p-Cresyl sulfate (PCS) is a uremic toxin that causes cardiovascular injury and progression in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Peripheral arterial stiffness (PAS) as measured using the brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (baPWV) is considered a valuable predictor of cardiovascular event risk in the general population. The study investigated the correlation between serum PCS levels and PAS (baPWV > 18.0 m/s) in 160 patients with stage 3−5 CKD. Liquid chromatography−mass spectrometry was used to assay serum PCS levels. PAS was detected in 54 patients (33.8%), and it was linked to older age, a higher prevalence of hypertension, higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, higher serum calcium−phosphorus product and PCS levels, and lower height and body weight. Multivariable logistic regression analysis for independent factors associated with PAS illustrated that, in addition to age and diastolic blood pressure, serum PCS levels exhibited an odds ratio (OR) of 1.098 (95% confidence interval = 1.029−1.171, p = 0.005). These findings demonstrated that serum PCS levels were associated with PAS among patients with stage 3−5 CKD.

Indexed as

Kidney Failure, ChronicRenal Insufficiency, ChronicVascular StiffnessAnkle Brachial IndexFemaleHumansMalePulse Wave AnalysisRisk FactorsSulfatesSulfatesbrachial-ankle pulse wave velocitychronic kidney diseasep-cresyl sulfateperipheral artery stiffness

Identifiers

PMID35448896
PMCPMC9032097
OpenAlexW4224239064

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