Sarcopenia and mild kidney dysfunction and risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality in older adults.
Gan WuQiong HuZhenhe HuangZhihan LaiXiaojie WangMiao CaiHualiang LinPublished in: Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association (2023)
The study indicates that sarcopenia and mild kidney dysfunction synergistically increase the risk of all-cause and cause-specific mortality. Early recognition and improvement of mild kidney function or sarcopenia in older people may reduce mortality risk but would require more prospective confirmation.