Raised serum cystatin C can be a potential biomarker of frailty detected by cumulative deficit model.

Venugopalan GunasekaranSharmistha DeyAvinash ChakrawartyPrashun ChatterjeeHem Chandra SatiSada Nand DwivediAparajit Ballav Dey

Published in: Aging medicine (Milton (N.S.W)) (2018)

Higher levels of cystatin C were found in frail subjects. Cystatin C seems to be a promising marker for identifying frailty in older adults without renal abnormalities.

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