Association between geriatric nutrition risk index and bone mineral density in elderly Chinese people.

Unlabelled: Malnutrition contributes to the occurrence of osteoporosis. This study showed that participants with higher GNRI values had higher levels of BMD. GNRIs were positively correlated with BMD and independently associated with total hip T-score.

Association of cathepsin B and cystatin C with an age-related pulmonary subclinical state in a healthy Chinese population.

Background: Cathepsin B (CTSB) and cystatin C (CYSC) are new biomarkers for several physiological and pathological processes as their activities increase with age. The aim of this study was to explore population-level associations between serum CTSB and CYSC with an age-related pulmonary subclinical state.

Methods: We examined 401 healthy participants (aged 36-87 years, of which 44.