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Mineral metabolism disorders, vertebral fractures and aortic calcifications in stable kidney transplant recipients: the role of gender (EMITRAL study)

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Background and objectives: The relationship between mineral metabolism disorders, bone fractures and vascular calcifications in kidney transplant recipients has not been established. Method: We performed a cross-sectional study in 727 stable recipients from 28 Spanish transplant clinics. Mineral metabolism parameters, the semi-quantification of vertebral fractures and abdominal aortic calcifications were determined centrally. Results: Vitamin D deficiency (250HD(3) <15 ng/ml) was more common in female recipients at CKD-T stages I-III (29.6% vs 44.4%; p = 0.003). The inverse and significant correlation between 250HD(3) and PTH was gender-specific and women exhibited a steeper slope than men (p = 0.01). Vertebral fractures (VFx) with deformity grade >= 2 were observed in 15% of recipients. Factors related to VFx differed by gender; in males, age (OR 1.04; 95% CI 1.01-1.06) and CsA treatment (OR: 3.2; 95% CI: 1.6-6.3); in females, age (OR 1.07; 95% CI: 1.03-1.12) and PTH levels (OR per 100 pg/ml increase: 1.27; 95% CI: 1.043-1.542). Abdominal aortic calcifications were common (67.2%) and related to classical risk factors but not to mineral metabolism parameters. Conclusions: Vitamin D deficiency is more common among female kidney transplant recipients at earlier CKD-T stages, and it contributes to secondary hyperparathyroidism. Prevalent vertebral fractures are only related to high serum PTH levels in female recipients. (C) 2016 Sociedad Espanola de Nefrologia. Published by Elsevier Espana, S.L.U.

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Trasplantament renal, Vitamina D, Gènere, Metabolisme mineral, Fractures, Vèrtebres, Calcificació

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Kidney transplantation, Vitamin D, Gender, Mineral metabolism, Fractures, Vertebrae, Calcification

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TORRES, Armando, et al. Mineral metabolism disorders, vertebral fractures and aortic calcifications in stable kidney transplant recipients: the role of gender (EMITRAL study). Nefrología. 2016. Vol. 36, num. 3, pags. 255-267. ISSN 0211-6995. [consulted: 17 of June of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/126943

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