Associations Between Serum <scp>N</scp> ‐Terminal Pro‐Brain Natriuretic Peptide Levels and the Prevalence of Sarcopenia in Middle‐Aged and Older <scp>J</scp> apanese Adults: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study
High serum NT-proBNP levels, which are a surrogate marker for heart failure, were associated with low physical function and sarcopenia.
Authors
- Midori Takada (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2116-0591)
- Mikako Yasuoka
- Ren Sato
- Yūji Shimizu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3381-9288)
- Tetsuya Ohira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9246-179X)
- Hironobu Kakihana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1670-0901)
- Tomomi Kihara
- Sachimi Kubo
- Hiroyasu Iso
- Isao Muraki
- T. Tanigawa
- Takumi Matsumura
- Kazumasa Yamagishi
Institutions
- Fukushima Medical University (JP)
- University of Tsukuba (JP)
- Tsukuba University of Technology (JP)
- Kobe Gakuin University (JP)
- Juntendo University (JP)
- National Center for Global Health and Medicine (JP)
- Kindai University Sakai Hospital (JP)
- Osaka Prefectural Institute of Public Health (JP)
- Shanghai Public Security Bureau (CN)
- Tokyo Medical University Ibaraki Medical Center (JP)
- Global Policy Institute (US)
- Nagoya University (JP)
- Nippon Medical School (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Geriatrics and gerontology international/Geriatrics & gerontology international
- Published
- 2026-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1111/ggi.70404
- Primary Topic
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare
- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science