Difference between kidney function by cystatin C versus creatinine and association with muscle mass and frailty.

Julia H YuanDena E RifkinCharles GinsbergPeggy M CawthonDeborah M KadoScott R BauerKristine E EnsrudAndrew R HoffmanO Alison Potok

Published in: Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (2024)

Cr muscle mass accounts for some of this association. This suggests that non-GFR determinants of creatinine and cystatin C, such as muscle mass, play a role in explaining the association of eGFRDiff with frailty. Future studies are needed to confirm.

Keyphrases

uric acid
metabolic syndrome