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. 2022 Feb 15;12(2):496. doi: 10.3390/diagnostics12020496

Table 6.

GRP, Mg and P are cumulative risk factors for valvular calcifications.

Variables Calcified Mitral Valve Calcified Aortic Valve
aPR Robust Std. Err. (95% CI) p Value aPR Robust Std. Err. (95% CI) p Value
Age 1.023 0.0530 0.500–1.054 0.130 1.018 0.0175 0.987–1.050 0.263
eGFR 1.003 0.1310 0.978–1.015 0.813 0.999 0.0189 0.963–1.037 0.962
TNFα 1.035 0.0255 0.984–1.088 0.179 1.037 0.236 0.990–1.086 0.125
Ca 0.470 0.1297 0.304–1.105 0.136 0.752 0.3234 0.399–1.416 0.377
P 1.110 0.0352 1.001–2.803 0.032 1.720 0.3054 1.396–3.310 0.002
CaxP 1.011 0.0259 0.961–1.064 0.677 0.965 0.0262 0.917–1.016 0.179
Mg 0.762 0.2779 0.256–0.963 0.028 0.809 0.3712 0.391–0.974 0.006
PTH 1.000 0.0010 0.998–1.002 0.790 1.003 0.1008 0.901–1.124 0.071
GRP 0.750 0.0197 0.456–0.976 0.024 0.813 0.2430 0.113–0.937 <0.0001
1.25(OH)2 Vitamin D 1.020 0.0175 0.986–1.056 0.253 0.991 0.0126 0.967–1.016 0.489
FGF-23 1.002 0.0116 0.999–1.005 0.204 0.998 0.1021 0.994–1.003 0.258
α-Klotho 1.000 0.0015 0.996–1.002 0.818 1.000 0.0014 0.998–1.003 0.843

Robust Poisson regression model. aPR: adjusted prevalence ratios; 95% CI for aPR: 95% confidence interval for the prevalence ratios (PR); eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor alpha; Ca, calcium; P, phosphate; CaxP, calcium x phosphate; Mg, magnesium; PTH, parathyroid hormone; GRP, Gla-rich protein; FGF-23, fibroblast growth factor 23.