The Journal of Frailty & Aging

Higher cystatin C, but not creatinine, predicts frailty risk in individuals with normal kidney function

By Fan Zhang, Yue Xing, Yan Bai, Liuyan Huang, Yifei Zhong

Fig. 1. Participants screening flowchart. — Fig. 1. Participants screening flowchart.Participants screening flowchart.Zhang et al.

Cohort study in peopleBiomarkers

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The paper

Fan Zhang, Yue Xing, Yan Bai, Liuyan Huang, Yifei Zhong

Longhua Hospital Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine; Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

The Journal of Frailty & Aging, 3 Sep 2026

doi.org/10.1016/j.tjfa.2026.100195 PubMed 42696447

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