Association Between Iron Status and Risk of Chronic Kidney Disease in Chinese Adults

Even though it is well-known that iron deficiency is the result of chronic kidney disease (CKD), whether iron will affect kidney function and disease in the general population is not clear. We thus conducted a nationwide cross-sectional study using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) to assess the relationship of iron status with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and CKD among general adults.