SERUM CREATININE TO BODY WEIGHT RATIO-A SIMPLE MEAUSRE OF BODY COMPOSITION

Body composition is not routinely measured in clinical practice in HD pts. Therefore, we examined whether serum creatinine (SCr) (a muscle mass marker in HD pts) to weight (wt) ratio is associated with measures of body composition and functional ability. 116 HD pts from an longitudinal study of nutr...

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Main Authors: Rebecca Filipowicz, Talat Alp Ikizler, Glen Morrell, Guo Wei, Tom H. Greene, Srinivasan Beddhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Korean Society of Nephrology 2012-06-01
Series:Kidney Research and Clinical Practice
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211913212006481