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ArticleDiabetes & metabolism journal2025

Normalized Creatinine-to-Cystatin C Ratio and Risk of Cardiometabolic Multimorbidity in Middle-Aged and Older Adults: Insights from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study.

Honglin Sun, Zhenyu Wu, Guang Wang, Jia Liu

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Honglin Sun *Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Zhenyu Wu *Department of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Guang WangDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.
Jia LiuDepartment of Endocrinology, Beijing Chao-Yang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Funding

Beijing Natural Science Foundation 7252054Capital Medical University CCMU2022ZKYXZ004National Key Research and Development Program of China 2022YFA0806400National Natural Science Foundation of China 82200938National Natural Science Foundation of China 82470889
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backgruoundNormalized creatinine-to-cystatin C ratio (NCCR) was reported to approximate relative skeletal muscle mass and diabetes risk. However, the association between NCCR and cardiometabolic multimorbidity (CMM) remains elusive. This study aimed to explore their relationship in a large-scale prospective cohort.

methodsThis study included 5,849 middle-age and older participants from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) enrolled between 2011 and 2012. The baseline NCCR was determined as creatinine (mg/dL)/cystatin C (mg/L)×10/body mass (kg). CMM was defined as the simultaneous occurrence of two or more of the following conditions: heart disease, stroke, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Logistic regression analysis and Cox regression analysis were employed to estimate the relationship between NCCR and CMM. The joint effect of body mass index and NCCR on the risk of CMM were further analyzed.

resultsDuring a median 4-year follow-up, 227 (3.9%) participants developed CMM. The risk of CMM was significantly decreased with per standard deviation increase of NCCR (odds ratio, 0.72; 95% confidence interval, 0.62 to 0.85) after adjustment for confounders (P<0.001). Further sex-specific analysis found significant negative associations between NCCR and CMM in female either without or with one CMM component at baseline, which was attenuated in males but remained statistically significant among those with one basal CMM component. Notably, non-obese individuals with high NCCR levels had the lowest CMM risk compared to obese counterparts with low NCCR levels in both genders.

conclusionHigh NCCR was independently associated with reduced risk of CMM in middle-aged and older adults in China, particularly females.

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Cardiovascular DiseasesCreatinineCystatin CDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Heart DiseasesAgedBiomarkersBody Mass IndexChinaFemaleHumansLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultimorbidityProspective StudiesBiomarkersCreatinineCystatin CCreatinineCystatin CMultimorbidityObesityProspective studies

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