Seasonal Variation in Community-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in Japan (IMAGE)

Kumamoto University

Seasonal Variation in Community-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in Japan

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Compared to February, the adjusted incidence rate was significantly higher from June through September, reaching its peak in July and June with an adjusted incidence rate ratio of 1.19. Younger populations, particularly those aged 19 years and younger, showed a larger seasonal increase in AKI incidence during the summer peak.

Adapted from Sakazaki et al., Scientific Reports (2026), licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0).

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Kumamoto University

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