Pollution is a risk factor for kidney diseaseaccording to results of a study presented at the congress of the American Society of Nephrology (ASN).
In a recent study, Benjamin Bowe, from the Center for Clinical Epidemiology of the Saint Louis Health System in the United States, described an association between increased levels of fine particles and the risk of developing chronic renal failure(IRC). Along with this new research, researchers used methodologies to estimate the burden of CKD attributable to air pollution in the world.
Numbers without appeal
The estimated global burden of kidney disease attributable to fine particles was over 10.7 million cases per year.
Epidemiological measures of the burden of CKD attributable to air pollution, including years of kidney diseaseyears of life lost (early death), and years of life in poor health suggest that it varies by geography, with higher values observed in Central America and South Asia.
“Air pollution may at least partly explain the increased incidence of CKD of unknown origin in many parts of the world, and the increase in Mesoamerican nephropathy (kidney disease) in Mexico and in Central America,” said study author Benjamin Bowe.
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