Journal article
Phosphate is associated with frailty in older patients with chronic kidney disease not on dialysis
Abstract
PurposeFrailty is common in older patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) and has been considered an independent risk factor for adverse clinical outcomes in this population. CKD-associated mineral and bone metabolism (CKD-MBD) increases energy expenditure and causes malnutrition and inflammation leading to frailty. We investigated whether CKD-MBD markers and energy metabolism are associated with frailty in patients with advanced CKD on …
Authors
Veloso MP; Coelho VA; Sekercioglu N; Moyses RMA; Elias RM
Journal
International Urology and Nephrology, Vol. 56, No. 8, pp. 2725–2731
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
August 2024
DOI
10.1007/s11255-024-03985-y
ISSN
0301-1623