Association of estimated dietary acid load with albuminuria in Japanese adults: a cross-sectional study

Abstract Background Acid-base imbalance might promote the progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD), but whether nutrient-derived dietary acid load increases the risk of albuminuria or even high normoalbuminuria is unclear. Methods A Japanese cohort comprising 3250 men and 3434 women aged 40–97 ye...

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Main Authors: Keiko Kabasawa, Michihiro Hosojima, Ribeka Takachi, Kazutoshi Nakamura, Yumi Ito, Akihiko Saito, Norie Sawada, Shoichiro Tsugane, Junta Tanaka, Ichiei Narita
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Nephrology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12882-019-1352-8