Short or Long Sleep Duration and CKD: A Mendelian Randomization Study

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Significance Statement Poor sleep is known to be related to kidney function impairment. Using the UK Biobank cohort, including individuals self-reporting regular sleep patterns of short, intermediate, or long duration, the authors found that short or long sleep duration was associated with higher prevalence of CKD. In the genetic analysis, the genetic risk score for short but not long sleep duration was...