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Hepcidin, iron indices and bone mineral metabolism in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease

Min HK, Sung SA, Oh YK, Kim YH, Chung W, Park SK, Ahn C, Lee SW

Nephrology, dialysis, transplantation : official publication of the European Dialysis and Transplant Association - European Renal Association, 2020

2,238 participants

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Few studies have examined the association between hepcidin, iron indices and bone mineral metabolism in non-dialysis chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients.

METHODS: We reviewed the data of 2238 patients from a large-scale multicenter prospective Korean study (2011-16) and excluded 214 patients with missing data on markers and related medications of iron and bone mineral metabolism, hemoglobin, blood pressure and causes of CKD. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to identify the association between iron and bone mineral metabolism.

RESULTS: The proportion of CKD Stages 1-5 were 16.2, 18.7, 37.1, 21.6 and 6.4%, respectively. Per each 10% increase in transferrin saturation (TSAT), there was a 0.013 mmol/L decrease in phosphorus [95% confidence interval (CI) -0.021 to -0.004; P = 0.003] and a 0.022 nmol/L increase in logarithmic 25-hydroxyvitamin D (Ln-25OHD) levels (95% CI 0.005-0.040; P = 0.019). A 1 pmol/L increase in Ln-ferritin was associated with a 0.080 ng/L decrease in Ln-intact parathyroid hormone (Ln-iPTH; 95% CI -0.122 to -0.039; P < 0.001). Meanwhile, beta (95% CI) per 1 unit increase in phosphorus, Ln-25OHD and Ln-iPTH for the square root of the serum hepcidin were 0.594 (0.257-0.932; P = 0.001), -0.270 (-0.431 to -0.108; P = 0.001) and 0.115 (0.004-0.226; P = 0.042), respectively. In subgroup analysis, the relationship between phosphorus, 25OHD and hepcidin was strongest in the positive-inflammation group.

CONCLUSIONS: Markers of bone…

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