Benjamin Bowe from the Clinical Epidemiology Centre described an association between increased levels of fine particulate matter and risk of developing chronic kidney disease . Photo: MintWashington: Air pollution is causing chronic kidney disease in over 10 million people around the world, a study has found. Benjamin Bowe from the Clinical Epidemiology Centre at the VA Saint Louis Health Care System in the US previously described an association between increased levels of fine particulate matter and risk of developing chronic kidney disease. Scientists used the Global Burden of Disease study methodologies to estimate the burden of CKD attributable to air pollution. The estimated global burden of incident CKD attributable to fine particulate matter was more than 10.7 million cases per year, researchers said.

Source: Mint November 05, 2017 12:45 UTC