ArticleBMC nephrology2023
The relationship between coronary artery calcification and bone metabolic markers in maintenance hemodialysis patients.
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Abstract
backgroundTo study the influencing factors for coronary artery calcification (CAC) in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients and the relationship between CAC and bone metabolism markers and to attempt to find a reliable marker linking vascular calcification and bone metabolism in MHD patients.
methodsA total of 123 patients were enrolled. CAC was assessed by multislice spiral computed tomography (MSCT), and the CAC score (CACS) was evaluated using the Agaston method. Routine laboratory parameters, including triglycerides (TG), total cholesterol (TC), glucose (Glu), calcium (Ca), phosphorus (P), magnesium (Mg), etc., were measured. Serum markers of bone metabolism, such as alkaline phosphatase(ALP), calcitonin (CT), 25-hydroxy vitamin D [25-(OH)D], intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), total type I procollagen amino-terminal peptide (tPINP), N-terminal mid-fragment of osteocalcin (N-MID OC), and β-type I collagen crosslinked carboxyl-terminal peptide (β-CTX), were also measured.
resultsAmong 123 MHD patients, 37 patients (30.08%) did not have CAC, and 86 patients (69.92%) had CAC, including 41 patients (47.67%) with mild calcification and 45 patients (52.33%) with moderate to severe calcification. Age, Body Mass Index(BMI), the prevalence of hypertension and diabetes mellitus, TC, Glu, P, and Ca×P in the calcification group were higher than those in the noncalcification group, whereas Mg, iPTH, tPINP, N-MID OC, and β-CTX were lower than those in the noncalcified group (P < 0.05). Compared with the mild calcification group (0<CACS<400), P and Ca×P levels were higher in the moderate to severe calcification group (CACS ≥ 400), and ALP, iPTH, N-MID OC, tPINP, and β-CTX concentrations were lower (P < 0.05). Correlation analysis showed that the CACS was positively correlated with TC, LDL-C, P, and Ca×P (P < 0.05) and negatively correlated with N-MID OC and β-CTX (P < 0.05). There was no significant correlation between the CACS and other parameters (P > 0.05). A logistic regression model was used to evaluate the influencing factors for CAC. The results showed that age, BMI, TC, Glu, P, and Ca×P were risk factors for CAC and its severity in MHD patients, whereas diabetes mellitus, Mg, and N-MID OC were protective factors for CAC in MHD patients. In addition, N-MID OC was a protective factor for the severity of CAC. After adjusting for the corresponding confounding factors, the results of the risk factors were consistent, and N-MID OC was still an independent protective factor for CAC and its severity.
conclusionsElevated serum P and Ca×P were independent risk factors for CAC in MHD patients, and serum Mg may be an independent protective factor for CAC. CAC was closely related to abnormal bone metabolism and bone metabolic markers in MHD patients. Relatively low bone turnover can promote the occurrence and development of CAC. N-MID OC may be a reliable bone metabolic marker linking vascular calcification and bone metabolism in MHD patients.
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