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A sarcopenia index based on serum creatinine and cystatin C cannot accurately detect either low muscle mass or sarcopenia in urban community-dwelling older people
The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of the sarcopenia index (serum creatinine [mg/dl]/cystatin C [mg/dl] × 100) for estimating low muscle mass and sarcopenia in community-dwelling older adults. We included 371 older adults (≥60 years) with normal kidney function. Four common d...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2018
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6070576/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30068907 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-29808-6 |