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CellWell record HH-94180

Urinary potassium excretion and mortality risk in community-dwelling individuals with and without obesity

Yeung SMH; Nooteboom A; Hoorn EJ; Rotmans JI; Vogt L; de Boer RA; Gansevoort RT; Navis G; Bakker SJL; De Borst MH

The American journal of clinical nutrition ยท 2022

In plain language

In a prospective cohort of 8,533 community-dwelling adults followed a median 18.4 years, low urinary potassium excretion was associated with 38% higher all-cause mortality risk overall, and high excretion was linked to increased mortality risk specifically in adults with obesity.

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