Associations of domestic hard water metrics with the risk of gout incidence and recurrence
The results revealed that exposure to hard water characterized by higher concentration levels of CaCO3, Ca and Mg might increase the risk of gout incidence. Moreover, individuals who are subjected to higher Mg concentrations might increase the risk of gout recurrence.
Authors
- Silan Ren
- Xinyu Fang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8004-5182)
- Wei Sheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7473-0864)
- Dong‐Qing Ye (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6604-9614)
- Jie Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7706-7508)
Institutions
- Anhui University of Science and Technology (CN)
- Anhui Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0326052
- Primary Topic
- Gout, Hyperuricemia, Uric Acid
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Natural Science Foundation of China