Letter to the editor: Novel equations incorporating the sarcopenic index based on serum creatinine and cystatin C to predict appendicular skeletal muscle mass in patients with nondialysis CKD
Clin Nutr. 2024 Aug 22;43(12):73-74.
doi: 10.1016/j.clnu.2024.08.026.
Online ahead of print.
1 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Department of Nephrology, NHO Fukuokahigashi Medical Center, 1-1-1 Chidori, Koga 8113195, Japan. Electronic address: yamada.shunsuke944@m.kyushu-u.ac.jp.
2 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
3 Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan; Kidney Care Unit, Kyushu University Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.