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Factors Associated with Hyperkalemia in Chronic Kidney Disease: Insights from a Cohort with Measured Glomerular Filtration Rate.

Article C Peer reviewed Observational

Key takeaways

In over 5,000 adults with kidney disease, higher potassium levels were linked to older age, female sex, lower kidney filtering rate (eGFR), and more protein in the urine — but this study cannot say which factor causes high potassium.

Who did this work

Motiejunaite J · Flamant M · Lahens A · Fearon T · Tabibzadeh N · Boutten A · Vrtovsnik F · Stengel B · Alencar de Pinho N · Vidal-Petiot E

Source

Article · PubMed, CKD progression and prevention · 2026 Aug 28
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42664185/