Frequency and Characteristics of Overestimated Renal Function in Japanese Patients with Chronic Liver Disease and Its Relation to Sarcopenia

Frequency and Characteristics of Overestimated Renal Function in Japanese Patients with Chronic Liver Disease and Its Relation to Sarcopenia

Renal dysfunction and sarcopenia are important prognostic factors in patients with chronic liver disease (CLD). Muscle atrophy can cause the overestimation of renal function based on serum creatinine. However, the frequency of overestimated renal function in Japanese patients with CLD and its relati...

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Main Authors: Sonoe Yoshida, Goki Suda, Masatsugu Ohara, Qingjie Fu, Zijian Yang, Shunichi Hosoda, Megumi Kimura, Kubo Akinori, Yoshimasa Tokuchi, Ren Yamada, Takashi Kitagataya, Kazuharu Suzuki, Naoki Kawagishi, Masato Nakai, Takuya Sho, Mitsuteru Natsuizaka, Kenichi Morikawa, Koji Ogawa, Osamu Maehara, Shunsuke Ohnishi, Naoya Sakamoto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-07-01
Series:Nutrients
Subjects:
liver disease
sarcopenia
renal function
creatinine
skeletal muscle
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/7/2415

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