Net Endogenous Acid Excretion and Kidney Allograft Outcomes

Background and objectives High dietary acid load may accelerate a decline in kidney function. We prospectively investigated whether dietary acid load is associated with graft outcomes in kidney transplant recipients, and whether venous bicarbonate mediates this association. Design, setting, participants, & measurements We used data from 642 kidney transplant recipients with a functioning graft ≥1 year after transplantation. Net endogenous...