Serum Cystatin C and Arterial Stiffness in Middle-Aged and Elderly Adults without Chronic Kidney Disease: A Population-Based Study.
CONCLUSIONS In middle-aged and elderly individuals without CKD, arterial stiffness determined by obesity, dyslipidemia and increased pulse pressure, was significantly associated with increased serum levels of cystatin C.
PMID: 31793519 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Medical Science Monitor - Category: Research Tags: Med Sci Monit Source Type: research
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