Is higher serum osteocalcin associated with lower abdominal aortic calcification progression and longer 10-year survival in elderly men of the MINOS cohort?
Higher baseline total osteocalcin concentrations were associated with lower AAC progression rate and lower mortality. These data suggest that osteocalcin level might be an independent indicator of cardiovascular risk and global health in elderly Caucasian men.
MRE is more accurate than ARFI for diagnosing any fibrosis in NAFLD patients, especially those who are obese.