Relationships between cystatin C and creatinine‐based eGFR with low tongue pressure in Japanese rural community‐dwelling older adults

• Main Authors: Hiroshi Kusunoki (Author), Yoko Hasegawa (Author), Shotaro Tsuji (Author), Yosuke Wada (Author), Kayoko Tamaki (Author), Koutatsu Nagai (Author), Takara Mori (Author), Ryota Matsuzawa (Author), Hiromitsu Kishimoto (Author), Hideo Shimizu (Author), Ken Shinmura (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Sarcopenia is prevalent in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), which is defined as a low estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). It has been reported that oral hypofunction characterized by decreased tongue pressure is related to sarcopenia. Although there are severa...