@article{3005821,
    title = "Circulating resistin is a significant predictor of mortality independently from cardiovascular comorbidities in elderly, non-diabetic subjects with chronic kidney disease",
    author = "Marouga, A. and Dalamaga, M. and Kastania, A.N. and Kroupis, C. and Lagiou, M. and Saounatsou, K. and Dimas, K. and Vlahakos, D.V.",
    journal = "Biomarker Insights",
    year = "2016",
    volume = "21",
    number = "1",
    pages = "73-79",
    publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
    issn = "1177-2719",
    doi = "10.3109/1354750X.2015.1118536",
    keywords = "adiponectin;  C reactive protein;  cystatin C;  leptin;  n(g),n(g) dimethylarginine;  nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase;  oxidized low density lipoprotein;  resistin;  thyrotropin;  tumor necrosis factor alpha;  biological marker;  resistin;  RETN protein, human, aged;  Article;  atherosclerosis;  blood cell count;  blood sampling;  body mass;  cardiac patient;  cardiovascular mortality;  chronic kidney disease;  comorbidity;  comparative study;  diabetic patient;  disease association;  disease course;  enzyme linked immunosorbent assay;  female;  follow up;  geriatric patient;  glomerulus filtration rate;  heart rate;  high performance liquid chromatography;  homeostasis;  human;  laboratory test;  major clinical study;  male;  prediction;  smoking habit;  survival rate;  survivor;  systolic blood pressure;  thorax radiography;  urinalysis;  very elderly;  blood;  cardiovascular disease;  chronic kidney failure;  comorbidity;  Kaplan Meier method;  middle aged;  mortality;  prognosis;  receiver operating characteristic, Aged;  Biomarkers;  Cardiovascular Diseases;  Comorbidity;  Female;  Humans;  Kaplan-Meier Estimate;  Kidney Failure, Chronic;  Male;  Middle Aged;  Prognosis;  Resistin;  ROC Curve",
    abstract = "Context: Resistin is associated with inflammation, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular (CV) disease.Objective: To associate circulating resistin with all-cause and CV mortality in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.Methods: Serum resistin was determined in a cohort of 80 elderly, non-diabetic patients with stable CKD at different stages in a follow-up period of 5 years.Results: Circulating resistin was significantly elevated in deceased compared to alive patients. Resistin emerged as an independent biomarker of all-cause and CV mortality after a 5-year follow-up period.Conclusion: Elevated circulating resistin was a significant independent predictor of CV and all-cause mortality in elderly, non-diabetic CKD patients. © 2015 Taylor & Francis."
}