Associations of Creatinine Muscle Index with markers of sarcopenia and mortality in chronic kidney disease: A prospective cohort study
In persons with CKD, CMI-a biomarker reflecting creatinine generation-was independently associated with muscle function and mortality, supporting its utility in populations with reduced kidney function.
Authors
- Thomas McDonnell
- Philip A. Kalra
- Rosamonde E. Banks
- Maarten W. Taal
- On behalf of the Young Academic Urologists (YAU) Functional Urology Working Group
- Thomas Phillips
- Simon D. S. Fraser
- Nicolas Vuilleumier
Institutions
- University of Nottingham (GB)
- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre (GB)
- St James's University Hospital (GB)
- University of Manchester (GB)
- University Hospital of Geneva (CH)
- Salford Royal Hospital (GB)
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Southampton (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS Medicine
- Published
- 2026-02-12
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1004775
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00