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Sarcopenia index based on serum creatinine and cystatin C is associated with 3-year mortality in hospitalized older patients

To investigate the association of the sarcopenia index (SI, serum creatinine value/cystatin C value × 100) with 3-year mortality and readmission among older inpatients, we reanalyzed a prospective study in the geriatric ward of a teaching hospital in western China. Older inpatients aged ≥ 60 years w...

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Autores principales: Tang, Tianjiao, Zhuo, Yan, Xie, Lingling, Wang, Haozhong, Yang, Ming
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6985114/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31988356
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-58304-z