Muscle mass and estimates of renal function: a longitudinal cohort study

• Main Authors: Dion Groothof (Author), Adrian Post (Author), Harmke A. Polinder‐Bos (Author), Nicole S. Erler (Author), Jose L. Flores‐Guerrero (Author), Jenny E. Kootstra‐Ros (Author), Robert A. Pol (Author), Martin H. deBorst (Author), Ron T. Gansevoort (Author), Reinold O.B. Gans (Author), Daan Kremer (Author), Lyanne M. Kieneker (Author), Arjola Bano (Author), Taulant Muka (Author), Oscar H. Franco (Author), Stephan J.L. Bakker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2022-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Creatinine is the most widely used test to estimate the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), but muscle mass as key determinant of creatinine next to renal function may confound such estimates. We explored effects of 24‐h height‐indexed creatinine excretion rate (CER index) on GFR e...