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ArticleScientific reports2024

Prevalence of impaired renal function among childless men as compared to fathers: a population-based study.

Michael Kitlinski, Aleksander Giwercman, Anders Christensson, Peter M Nilsson, Angel Elenkov

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Article in Scientific reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Kidney disease and reproductive health.Nature reviews. Nephrology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Michael KitlinskiDepartment of Translational Medicine, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden. michael.kitlinski@gumed.edu.pl.
Aleksander GiwercmanDepartment of Translational Medicine, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Anders ChristenssonDepartment of Nephrology, Skåne University Hospital, Malmö, Sweden.
Peter M NilssonDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lunds University, Malmö, Sweden.
Angel ElenkovDepartment of Translational Medicine, Clinical Research Centre, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Lund University · SESkåne University Hospital · SE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Male reproductive impairment has been linked with an increased risk of numerous non-communicable diseases. Yet, epidemiological data on renal disease among subfertile men is scarce. Therefore, by using male childlessness as a proxy for male infertility, we aimed to investigate its association with renal function. Data was sourced from a population-based cohort including 22,444 men. After exclusion of men aged < 45 years (n = 10,842), the remaining men were divided into two groups: these being childless (n = 5494) and fathers (n = 6108). Logistic regression was applied to explore the association between male childlessness and renal impairment. Childless men as compared to fathers, were more likely to have an estimated-glomerular filtration rate < 60 ml/min/1.73m

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Infertility, MaleMetabolic SyndromeFathersHumansKidneyMalePrevalence

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PMID38565688
PMCPMC10987536
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