CellWell record HH-534552
Association between serum bicarbonate and low mid-upper arm circumference in patients with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease: A cross-sectional study
Nobuhisa Morimoto; Shintaro Mandai; Tamami Fujiki; Fumiaki Ando; Takayasu Mori; Koichiro Susa; Shotaro Naito; Eisei Sohara; Tatsuhiko Anzai; Kunihiko Takahashi; Wataru Akita; Akihito Ohta; Shinichi Uchida; Soichiro Iimori
2026
In plain language
In 174 older adults with non-dialysis-dependent chronic kidney disease, serum bicarbonate below 24 mmol/L was associated with a higher prevalence of low mid-upper arm circumference, a marker of low muscle mass, in this cross-sectional study.
- Evidence
- Emerging
- Design
- Primary research (design unspecified)
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