ArticleBMC public health2024
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.
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Abstract
backgroundPrevious 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.
methodsThis prospective cohort analysis included 414,885 UK Biobank (UKB) participants who did not exhibit AKI at the study's outset. AKI was defined based on ICD-10 codes recorded for hospitalized patients. Cox proportional hazards models were used to assess the association between prolonged exposure to air pollutants (particulate matter with diameters of 2.5 micrometers or less (PM
resultsOver an average follow-up duration of 11.7 years, 14,983 cases of AKI and 326 cases of AKI-related death were diagnosed. Quartile analysis showed individuals exposed to higher levels of these air pollutants had a significantly higher risk of developing AKI and AKI-related death compared to those in the lowest quartile (all P < 0.05). The RCS curves depicting the relationship between PM
conclusionOur study reveals a direct association between prolonged air pollution exposure and elevated risks of both AKI and AKI-related death. These findings offer scientific validation for the adoption of environmental and public health measures directed towards the reduction of air pollution. Such initiatives could potentially ease the impact associated with AKI and AKI-related death.
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