Risk

Long-term exposure to air pollutants, including particulate matter, increases the risk for developing systemic lupus erythematosus, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Patients treated with interleukin-23i or IL-12/23i for psoriasis exhibited similar rates of risk for developing psoriatic arthritis, according to a study.

Higher nutritional risk may be associated with infection-related hospitalization but not cardiovascular disease-related hospitalization in patients on dialysis, according to results of a prospective study.

Patients with advanced chronic kidney disease may benefit from angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor and angiotensin-receptor blocker use, but the antihypertensive agents may not reduce mortality risk, a retrospective analysis shows.

Adults with high calcium and oxalate urinary levels may have a greater risk for developing kidney stones, according to data from a published study.

Incident cardiovascular and thromboembolic events may be more closely linked to the severity of kidney disease than with glomerular disease subtype, according to results of a prospective study.

Urinary plasminogen and the ratio of measured to expected plasminogen may be independently linked to the risk of progression to end-stage kidney disease, data show.

Patients with end-stage kidney disease may be at higher risk for hypoglycemia, with a disproportionate effect on young, Black and female patients, according to published data.

Abnormalities in meibomian gland morphology appear common in children, with unhealthy diet, reduced outdoor activity and high BMI among reported risk factors, according to a study published in Optometry and Vision Science.