Calf Circumference as an Indicator for Cystatin C Testing in Hospitalized Elderly Male Patients for Detecting Hidden Renal Impairment

Serum creatinine is used to measure the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR); however, it is influenced by muscle mass and may therefore overestimate renal function in patients with sarcopenia. We examined calf circumference (CC) as a convenient muscle mass evaluation tool that can potentiall...

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Autores principales: Lee, Sunghwan, Lee, Seul, Jo, Sunhee, Kim, Kyung-Ah, Yang, Yu Jin, Lee, Jung Joo, Kim, Eunsung, Park, Yongjung, Kyong, Taeyoung, Kim, Jeong-Ho
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10647781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37959364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12216899

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10647781/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37959364
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm12216899

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