Open Accessβ2-Microglobulin for Risk Stratification of Total Mortality in the Elderly Population<subtitle>Comparison With Cystatin C and C-Reactive Protein</subtitle>
Author(s) -
Shoji Shinkai,
Paulo Chaves,
Yoshinori Fujiwara,
Shuichiro Watanabe,
Hiroshi Shibata,
Hideyo Yoshida,
Takao Suzuki
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2007.64
Subject(s) - hazard ratio , medicine , confidence interval , beta 2 microglobulin , prospective cohort study , cystatin c , proportional hazards model , c reactive protein , cohort study , demography , gastroenterology , creatinine , sociology , inflammation
The clinicoepidemiologic relevance of moderately elevated concentrations of circulating beta(2)-microglobulin (beta(2)-M) has not been established.
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