Air pollution causes an increase in kidney disease

Research in China says long-term exposure to polluted air can damage kidneys of all ages.

In areas with high levels of air dust pollution, the rate of patients with membrane glomerular disease is higher.

According to Boldsky, to test how airborne particles affect kidney health, a team of Chinese Medical University researchers analyzed kidney biopsy data from more than 71,000 patients at 938 hospitals. in 282 cities across China, including all age groups.

For more than 11 years of research, scientists claim that the areas with high levels of air dust pollution, the higher the rate of patients with membranous glomerular disease . This is an immune disorder of the kidney that can lead to kidney failure. On average, the likelihood of developing glomerular glomerular disease increases 13% each year during the 11-year study.

"Our findings suggest that glomerular glomerular disease has doubled in the last decade in China. The increase in the disease is directly proportional to the extent of air pollution in each region," said the study author Fan. Fan Hou said.

The research results are published in the Journal of the American Kidney Association (JASN). Research calls on authorities to act on the effects of the atmosphere on human health, especially in urban areas that are in a state of alarm pollution.