Association between socioeconomic position and cystatin C in the Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

Abstract Social inequalities in health and disease are well studied. Less information is available on inequalities in biomarker levels indicating subclinical stages of disease such as cystatin C, an early diagnostic marker of renal dysfunction and predictor for cardiovascular disease. We evaluated t...

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Main Authors: Tanja Zamrik, Mirjam Frank, Carina Emmel, Lars Christian Rump, Raimund Erbel, Karl-Heinz Jöckel, Nico Dragano, Börge Schmidt
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-98835-7