| Title | NMR metabolomics for cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic risk stratification in an integrated healthcare system. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2026 |
| Authors | Chacon-Barahona J, Iribarren C, Rana J, Vargas GRinetti, Rowell S, Elemento O, Suhre K, Absher D, Krumsiek J |
| Journal | medRxiv |
| Date Published | 2026 Oct 02 |
| Abstract | Metabolomic profiling predicts future disease in population cohorts, but its value in real-world healthcare remains uncertain. We profiled 250 nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) biomarkers in 54,933 participants from a diverse integrated US healthcare system linked to longitudinal electronic health records, evaluating nine cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease endpoints. Adding NMR to standard-of-care predictors improved discrimination for nearly all endpoints, with the largest gains for type 2 diabetes, chronic kidney disease and metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease. Beyond disease onset, NMR improved prediction of disease-specific complications and cross-organ outcomes. Gains persisted across demographic, anthropometric, and genetic-risk strata and were greatest where standard-of-care prediction was weakest. NMR-enhanced models generally preserved calibration, improved high-risk enrichment and increased decision-curve net benefit. Together, these findings support NMR metabolomics as a common approach to risk stratification across the cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic disease continuum and illustrate how NMR-enhanced risk estimates could be integrated with longitudinal clinical information. |
| DOI | 10.64898/2026.10.01.26364322 |
| Alternate Journal | medRxiv |
| PubMed ID | 42856444 |
| PubMed Central ID | PMC13648799 |
