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Undercarboxylated osteocalcin as a biomarker of subclinical atherosclerosis in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease #MMPMID26381729
Zhang M; Ni Z; Zhou W; Qian J
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Background: Studies in recent years have shown that undercarboxylated osteocalcin (uOC) not only maintains bone mineralization, but is also involved in the regulation of atherosclerosis. However, a correlation between uOC and carotid atherosclerosis in non-dialysis patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) has not been investigated.A total of 240 non-dialysis patients with CKD were included in the study. For these patients, the median estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was 20.05 (12.43?49.32) ml/min/1.73m2. Serum uOC levels were measured using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Carotid ultrasonography was performed to assess carotid atherosclerotic plaques and intima?media thickness (IMT) in an attempt to analyze the relationship between uOC level and carotid atherosclerosis. Results: The uOC levels of non-dialysis patients with CKD were significantly lower than those of healthy controls [28.16 (21.40?45.85) ng/mL vs. 36.42 (28.05?49.28) ng/mL, P?0.01]. The uOC levels gradually decreased as CKD progressed (P?0.01). The uOC levels were significantly lower in patients with carotid plaques than in patients without carotid plaques [25.98 (20.14?31.35) ng/mL vs. 31.02 (25.86?36.40) ng/mL, P?0.01]. uOC level showed significant negative correlation with IMT (r?=?-0.33, P?0.01). Logistic regression analysis revealed that after adjustment for various confounding factors, decreased uOC levels were shown to indicate increased possibility of carotid atherosclerotic plaque development in non-dialysis patients with CKD (on every 1 SD decrease in the uOC level, odds ratio 1.70, 95 % confidence interval 1.24?2.98, P?0.01). Multivariate stepwise regression analysis demonstrated that decreased uOC level (??=?-0.163, P?0.05) was an independent risk factor for increased carotid IMT in non-dialysis patients with CKD. Conclusion: Serum uOC levels in non-dialysis patients with CKD are significantly lower than those in healthy individuals, and uOC is closely associated with subclinical atherosclerosis in CKD patients.