The Association of Niacin Use with Kidney Outcomes and Mortality
In a large national cohort of US veterans with normal kidney function, niacin use was associated with a lower risk of ESRD and death but with a higher risk of incident CKD, which is potentially explained by acute effects on eGFR. Further studies are needed to corroborate the potential benefits of niacin on kidney function and survival.
Authors
- Fridtjof Thomas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1325-4870)
- Ibrahim Elali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1068-857X)
- Anuja Shah
- Kamyar Kalantar‐Zadeh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8666-0725)
- Rina Takahashi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5845-3243)
- Ramanath Dukkipati (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9555-8389)
- Csaba Pal Kovesdy (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8204-911X)
- Connie M. Rhee
- Diana Tran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4207-7554)
- Keiichi Sumida (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5656-3609)
- Thuy-Anh Bui
Institutions
- University of Tennessee Health Science Center (US)
- UCLA Medical Center (US)
- Memphis VA Medical Center (US)
- VA West Los Angeles Medical Center (US)
- Tibor Rubin VA Medical Center (US)
- Colorado Kidney Care (US)
- Harbor–UCLA Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-01-27
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1159/000543098
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.71