The Influence of Thyroid Function, Inflammation, and Obesity on Risk Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury by Cystatin C in the Emergency Department

Conclusions:CysC is known to be influenced by thyroid function, inflammation and obesity, but in our large ED population there was no significant impact of these factors on the diagnostic accuracy of CysC to detect AKI in ED patients.Kidney Blood Press Res 2016;41:604-613
Source: Kidney and Blood Pressure Research - Category: Urology & Nephrology Source Type: research