Glomerular filtration rate as measured by serum cystatin C is an important determinant of plasma homocysteine and serum methylmalonic acid in the elderly

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 261, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 65-73

  Lewerin, C ^a,b   Ljungman, S ^a   Nilsson Ehle, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ageing; Creatinine; Cystatin C; Homocysteine; Methylmalonic acid; Renal function

Indexed keywords

COBALAMIN; CYANOCOBALAMIN; CYSTATIN C; FOLIC ACID; HOMOCYSTEINE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; PLACEBO; PYRIDOXINE;

AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; SENESCENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VITAMIN DEFICIENCY;

AGED; AVITAMINOSIS; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CREATININE; CYSTATINS; FEMALE; FOLIC ACID; FOLIC ACID DEFICIENCY; GLOMERULAR FILTRATION RATE; HOMOCYSTEINE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; METHYLMALONIC ACID; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VITAMIN B 12; VITAMIN B 12 DEFICIENCY; VITAMIN B 6;

EID: 33845983627     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: 13652796     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2006.01732.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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