Association of Serum Bicarbonate with Incident Functional Limitation in Older Adults | Zendy

Robert H. Yenchek | Zendy; Joachim H. Ix | Zendy; Dena E. Rifkin | Zendy; Michael G. Shlipak | Zendy; Mark J. Sarnak | Zendy; Melissa García | Zendy; Kushang V. Patel | Zendy; Suzanne Satterfield | Zendy; Tamara B. Harris | Zendy; Anne B. Newman | Zendy; Linda F. Fried | Zendy

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Association of Serum Bicarbonate with Incident Functional Limitation in Older Adults

Author(s) -

Robert H. Yenchek,

Joachim H. Ix,

Dena E. Rifkin,

Michael G. Shlipak,

Mark J. Sarnak,

Melissa García,

Kushang V. Patel,

Suzanne Satterfield,

Tamara B. Harris,

Anne B. Newman,

Linda F. Fried

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical journal of the american society of nephrology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755

H-Index - 151

eISSN - 1555-905X

pISSN - 1555-9041

DOI - 10.2215/cjn.05480614

Subject(s) - medicine , interquartile range , hazard ratio , renal function , kidney disease , proportional hazards model , bicarbonate , prospective cohort study , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , physical therapy , endocrinology , confidence interval

Cross-sectional studies have found that low serum bicarbonate is associated with slower gait speed. Whether bicarbonate levels independently predict the development of functional limitation has not been previously studied. Whether bicarbonate was associated with incident persistent lower extremity functional limitation and whether the relationship differed in individuals with and without CKD were assessed in participants in the Health, Aging, and Body Composition study, a prospective study of well functioning older individuals

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