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A time-stratified case-crossover design was used to assess the association between ambient temperature and ED visits for kidney diseases.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The study included around 1.9 million ED visits due to kidney diseases. Heat-related risks of kidney disease\u2013related ED visits (99th vs. 75th percentile) were highest among adults aged 50\u201359\u2009years [odds ratio (OR): 1.28, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.22\u20131.34), while cold-related risks (1st vs. 25th percentile) were highest among those aged 30\u201339\u2009years (OR: 1.13, 95% CI: 1.05\u20131.20). Heat-related hospitalization risk was primarily driven by urinary tract infection among individuals in their 30s (OR: 1.37; 95% CI: 1.09\u20131.72) and by acute kidney injury among those in their 40s (OR: 2.29; 95% CI: 1.52\u20133.44). 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