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CellWell record HH-534668

Heavy Numbers: When Obesity Tips the Balance between Creatinine- and Cystatin C-Based eGFR

Felix S Seibert; Maximilian Seidel; Jonas Franz Kolodziej; Adrian Doevelaar; Sebastian Bertram; Nina Babel; Timm H Westhoff

2026

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Among 2,207 patients at a German hospital, BMI of 35 or higher was associated with greater divergence between creatinine- and cystatin C-based eGFR, with more frequent kidney stage reclassification.

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Design
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