Chronic kidney disease of undetermined cause

1. Weedkiller is associated with chronic kidney disease of undetermined cause in humans (1.72 [1.15, 2.59]).

   “Lagged exposure to smoking (2.26 [1.25, 4.10]), smokeless tobacco (1.98 [1.13, 3.48]) and weedkiller (1.72 [1.15, 2.59]) were associated with the point of transition to an unhealthy state.”

   Humanspoint of transition to unhealthy kidney staten = 425

   Detecting early loss of kidney function in a Sri Lankan cohort study of working age adults

   medRxiv·19 Aug 2026Preprint

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1. Smoking is associated with chronic kidney disease of undetermined cause in humans (2.26 [1.25, 4.10]).

   “Lagged exposure to smoking (2.26 [1.25, 4.10]), smokeless tobacco (1.98 [1.13, 3.48]) and weedkiller (1.72 [1.15, 2.59]) were associated with the point of transition to an unhealthy state.”

   Humanspoint of transition to unhealthy kidney staten = 425

   Detecting early loss of kidney function in a Sri Lankan cohort study of working age adults

   medRxiv·19 Aug 2026Preprint

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1. Smokeless tobacco is associated with chronic kidney disease of undetermined cause in humans (2.29 [1.17, 4.49]).

   “Using smokeless tobacco, including betel quid, was associated with being in an unhealthy category (2.29 [1.17, 4.49]).”

   HumansSri Lankan working-age adultsn = 425

   Detecting early loss of kidney function in a Sri Lankan cohort study of working age adults

   medRxiv·19 Aug 2026Preprint

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