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ArticleRenal failure2024

Insomnia and sleep duration for kidney function: Mendelian randomization study.

Yang Zhang, Zhaozhong Zhong, Zuofu Tang, Ruojiao Wang, Jiaqing Wu, Ning Na, Jinhua Zhang

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  2. Pitfalls of insomnia management in the elderly: A narrative review.Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology · 2026
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  7. Sleep-Related Disorders in Patients with CKD and Kidney Transplant Recipients.Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN · 2025
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Yang ZhangDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Zhaozhong ZhongDepartment of Urology, The Quzhou Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University, Quzhou People's Hospital, Quzhou, Zhejiang, China.
Zuofu TangDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ruojiao WangDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jiaqing WuDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Ning NaDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
Jinhua ZhangDepartment of Kidney Transplantation, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesExtensive researches highlight the detrimental impact of sleep disorders such as insomnia and insufficient sleep duration on kidney function. However, establishing a clear causal relationship between insomnia, sleep duration, and kidney function remains challenging. This study aims to estimate this relationship using Mendelian randomization (MR).

methodsIndependent genetic variants strongly associated with insomnia (

resultsMR analysis found robust evidence indicating that insomnia and short sleep duration were associated with an increased risk of elevated serum creatinine, regardless of adjusting for obesity. Causal links between sleep duration and eGFRcys or cystatin C were also identified. While genetically predicted insomnia and sleep duration were found to potentially impact ARF, CRF, microalbuminuria, and β2 microglobulin, the

conclusionsThis study demonstrates a causal impact of insomnia on the risk of elevated serum creatinine and a positive effect of sleep duration on serum creatinine, eGFRcys, and cystatin C. Our findings also suggest their potential indirect effects on ARF, CRF, microalbuminuria, and β2 microglobulin mediated by obesity.

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CreatinineGenome-Wide Association StudyGlomerular Filtration RateMendelian Randomization AnalysisSleepSleep Initiation and Maintenance DisordersAcute Kidney InjuryCystatin CHumansKidneyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideSleep DurationCreatinineCystatin CinsomniaKidney functionMendelian randomizationsleep duration

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