Association of changes in metabolic syndrome with new-onset and progression of chronic kidney disease.

Background: Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is an independent risk factor for new-onset and progression of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, whether changes in MetS are associated with the new-onset CKD and its progression remains unknown.

Methods: A total of 36,571 participants from the Kailuan Study were enrolled in this study, including 27,072 without CKD and 9499 with CKD at baseline.

Nanoarchitectonics of Fe-Doped NiS Arrays on Ni Foam from MOF Precursors for Promoted Oxygen Evolution Reaction Activity.

Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) is a critical half-reaction in electrochemical overall water splitting and metal-air battery fields; however, the exploitation of the high activity of non-noble metal electrocatalysts to promote the intrinsic slow kinetics of OER is a vital and urgent research topic. Herein, Fe-doped NiS arrays were derived from MOF precursors and directly grown on nickel foam via the traditional solvothermal way. The arrays integrated into nickel foam can be used as self-supported electrodes directly without any adhesive.

Association between cumulative uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and the incidence and progression of chronic kidney disease.

Objective: The ratio of uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (UHR) was related to the risk of chronic kidney disease (CKD), we aimed to investigate the association of cumulative UHR (cumUHR) with incidence and progression of CKD.

Methods: Our study included a total of 49,913 participants (mean age 52.57 years, 77% males) from the Kailuan Study conducted between 2006 and 2018.

Obesity and Cardiac Conduction Block Disease in China.

Importance: Although a high body mass index (BMI) has been found to be associated with increased risk of cardiac conduction block (CCB) in older adults, no further studies have investigated the association between obesity and CCB in the general population.

Objective: To investigate the association between obesity and CCB, including its subtypes.

Design, Setting, And Participants: This cohort study used data from participants in the Kailuan Study in China (2006-2018) who had completed a physical examination in 2006 (baseline) and had not experienced CCB before baseline.

Association between the High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio and New-Onset Chronic Kidney Disease in Chinese Individuals.

Introduction: Inflammation is associated with development of chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, the association of the high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hs-CRP)/albumin ratio (CAR) on the risk of CKD in the general population is unknown. This study explored the relationship between the CAR and CKD and the ability of this ratio to predict CKD in the general population.