Serum Alkaline Phosphatase and Phosphate and Risk of Mortality and Hospitalization
Author(s) -
Matthew K. Abramowitz,
Paul Muntner,
Maria Coco,
William N. Southern,
Irwin Lotwin,
Thomas H. Hostetter,
Michal L. Melamed
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
clinical journal of the american society of nephrology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.755
H-Index - 151
eISSN - 1555-905X
pISSN - 1555-9041
DOI - 10.2215/cjn.08621209
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , population , diabetes mellitus , retrospective cohort study , medical record , dialysis , confidence interval , gastroenterology , endocrinology , environmental health
Elevated alkaline phosphatase (AlkPhos) and phosphate levels are associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in patients receiving dialysis. A retrospective cohort study was conducted to test these associations in outpatients with an estimated GFR > or =60 ml/min/1.73 m(2).
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