Serum α‐Klotho with all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality
Nargiza Sadr,
Cynthia J. Avila,
Hannah Chung
et al.
Abstract:AimsThe relationship between α‐Klotho (αK) and mortality is controversial and has not been examined in a large, diverse cohort. We investigated the association between serum αK protein levels with all‐cause and cause‐specific mortality in a cohort representative of the US population.MethodsWe used National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) data from 2007 to 2016. A nonlinear association between mortality and αK levels as a quadratic variable were examined using Cox proportional hazard models and… Show more
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