Late stage 3 chronic kidney disease is an independent risk factor for sarcopenia, but not proteinuria

Abstract Most epidemiologic studies assessing the relationship between chronic kidney disease (CKD) and sarcopenia have been performed in dialysis patients. This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), proteinuria, and sarcopenia in patients with...

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Main Authors: Jung Nam An, Jwa-Kyung Kim, Hyung-Seok Lee, Sung Gyun Kim, Hyung Jik Kim, Young Rim Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-97952-7