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Hao Zhan1,2, Qi-Chun Chen1,2, Han-Qiu Wu1,2
1Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Objective:
To investigate the changes in volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) assessed by quantitative computed tomography (QCT) in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on maintenance dialysis.
Study Design:
Descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China, from March to July 2022.
Methodology:
Maintenance dialysis patients were selected for this study, and parameters related to renal function and bone metabolism markers were recorded. Patients undergoing routine physical examination were age-matched with maintenance dialysis patients to serve as the control group. vBMD scans of the lumbar spine (L1-3) were obtained by QCT for all participants.
Results:
Among the 141 maintenance dialysis patients, there were 67 patients with secondary hyperparathyroidism (SHPT) and 74 patients with non-secondary hyperparathyroidism (non-SHPT) with mean vBMDs of 145.99±55.13 mg/cm3 and 129.10±44.20 mg/cm3, respectively. The 159 individuals in the control group had mean age of 52.77±11.66 years and mean vBMD of 129.62±36.36 mg/cm3. The vBMD of the SHPT group was greater than that of both the non-SHPT group and the control group (all p<0.05). For dialysis patients, vBMD was positively correlated with calcium-phosphorus product and intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels (r = 0.181, 0.214, respectively, p<0.05); vBMD was inversely correlated with age (r = -0.555, p<0.05). After adjusting for the covariates, vBMD remained positively correlated with iPTH (r = 0.184, p<0.05).
Conclusion:
Increased lumbar vertebral vBMD in maintenance dialysis patients may be associated with high iPTH, providing clinicians with a new understanding of the changes in bone mineral density in maintenance dialysis patients.
Key Words:
Bone mineral density, Quantitative computed tomography, Chronic kidney disease, Maintenance dialysis.
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