Serum growth differentiation factor 15 level is associated with muscle strength and lower extremity function in older patients with cardiometabolic disease.
Kazuhito ObaJoji IshikawaYoshiaki TamuraYasunori FujitaMasafumi ItoAi IizukaYoshinori FujiwaraRemi KoderaAyumi TobaKenji ToyoshimaYuko ChibaSeijiro MoriMasashi TanakaHideki ItoKazumasa HaradaAtsushi ArakiPublished in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2020)
Elevated serum GDF15 level was independently associated with low muscle strength and lower extremity function in older patients with cardiometabolic disease. Serum GDF15 could be one of the biomarkers for muscle weakness and low physical performance. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 980-987.