Serum creatinine/cystatin C ratio as a surrogate marker for sarcopenia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Kuniaki Hirai, Akihiko Tanaka, Tetsuya Homma, Yuiko Goto, Kaho Akimoto, Tomoki Uno, Yoshitaka Uchida, Yoshito Miyata, Hideki Inoue, Shin Ohta, Shintaro Suzuki, Hironori Sagara
Topics & Concepts
MedicineSarcopeniaCystatin CInternal medicineCOPDCreatinineGastroenterologyExacerbationSurrogate endpointProspective cohort studyNutrition and Health in AgingChronic Kidney Disease and DiabetesChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research