Effects of cold and hot temperatures on the renal function of people with chronic disease.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study investigated the effects of hot and cold temperature on the renal function of people with chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, and chronic kidney disease, using large-scale clinical data.

Methods

We used retrospective cohort data from the Clinical Data Warehouse of the Seoul St Mary's Hospital, which contains clinical, diagnostic, laboratory, and other information about all patients who have visited the hospital since 1997. We obtained climate data from the Automated Synoptic Observing System of the Korea Meteorological Administration. The heat index was used as a measuring tool to evaluate heat exposure by indexing the actual heat that individuals feel according to temperature and humidity. The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) w

SUBMITTER: Park MY 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11378312 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature