Background: Estimates of demographic metrics are crucial to assess levels and trends of population health outcomes. The profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on populations worldwide has underscored the need for timely estimates to understand this unprecedented event within the context of long-term population health trends. The Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors Study (GBD) 2021 provides n...
<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:sec> <jats:title>Background and Aims</jats:title> <jats:p>Enhanced levels of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 2 (sTNFR2) are known to associate with progressive chronic kidney disease (CKD), and is pointed as a potential biomarker for early detection of CKD; moreover, it has been reported as an independent predictor of all-cause mortality in end-stage renal disease ...