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Serum Periostin as a Complementary Biomarker of Frailty in Type 2 Diabetes: A Pilot Study Using the FRAIL Scale

By Sheila González-Salvatierra, Beatriz García-Fontana, Cristina García-Fontana, Show 4 more authorsManuel Muñoz-Torres
Figure 1. Scatter plots showing the correlation between the Frail scale and age (years), BMI (kg/m²), waist circumference (cm), diabetes duration (years), TBS, HDL-c (mg/dL), eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²), and…
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Figure 1. Scatter plots showing the correlation between the Frail scale and age (years), BMI (kg/m²), waist circumference (cm), diabetes duration (years), TBS, HDL-c…Scatter plots showing the correlation between the Frail scale and age (years), BMI (kg/m²), waist circumference (cm), diabetes duration (years), TBS, HDL-c (mg/dL), eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m²), and periostin (pmol/L) in patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 137).González-Salvatierra et al.
Cross-sectional study of 137 peopleBiomarkers

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Sheila González-Salvatierra, Beatriz García-Fontana, Cristina García-Fontana, Show 4 more authorsManuel Muñoz-Torres

Instituto de Salud Carlos III; Universidad de Granada

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21 Aug 2026

doi.org/10.3390/ijms27167503PubMed 42653500

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