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ArticleKidney international reports2018

Racial Variations in the Markers of Mineral Bone Disorders in CKD Patients in South Africa.

Bala Waziri, Raquel Duarte, Caroline Dickens, Therese Dix Peek, Jaya George, Vakhtang Rekhviashvili, Graham Paget, Saraladevi Naicker

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Article in Kidney international reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Race and Ethnicity Predict Bone Markers and Fracture in Pediatric Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease.Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Bala WaziriDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Raquel DuarteDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Caroline DickensDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Therese Dix PeekDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Jaya GeorgeDepartment of Chemical Pathology, National Health Laboratory Services, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Vakhtang RekhviashviliRenal Unit, Donald Gordon Medical Center, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Graham PagetDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Saraladevi NaickerDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa.
University of the Witwatersrand · ZANational Health Laboratory Service · ZA

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSeveral studies showed that serum intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), phosphate, and vitamin D levels differ across races. These comparative studies were largely carried out between Caucasians and black Americans. However, little is known of the existence of these associations in an African population with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

methodsThis cross-sectional multicenter study involved 293 CKD patients from 3 renal units in Johannesburg, South Africa.

resultsThe 293 CKD patients (208 blacks, 85 whites) had an overall mean age of 51.1 ± 13.6 years, and black patients were significantly younger than the white patients (48.4 ± 13.6 years vs. 57.1 ± 15.5 years;

conclusionThis study highlighted the existence of racial differences in the circulating markers of mineral bone disorders in an African CKD population.

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chronic kidney diseasefibroblast growth factor-23mineral bone disorderrace

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