| 1,25 (OH)2D | 1,2-dihydroxyvitamin D |
| ALP | alkaline phosphatase |
| ATF4 | activating transcription factor 4 |
| BGLAP | bone gamma carboxyglutamate protein; osteocalcin |
| BMC | bone mineral content |
| BMD | bone mineral density |
| CKD | chronic kidney disease |
| CKD-MBD | chronic kidney disease–mineral bone disorders |
| CON | control group |
| dp-ucMGP | desphospho-uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein |
| FOXO1 | forkhead box transcription factor 1 |
| GGCX | γ-glutamyl carboxylase |
| Gla | gamma carboxyglutamic acid |
| Gla-OC | carboxylated osteocalcin |
| Glu | glutamic acid |
| Glu-OC | undercarboxylated osteocalcin |
| HD | hemodialysis |
| MGP | matrix gla protein |
| MKs | menaquinones |
| MK4 | menaquinone 4 |
| MK7 | menaquinone 7 |
| OC | osteocalcin |
| PTH | parathyroid hormone |
| R1 | metaphyseal area of femur |
| R2 | diaphyseal area of femur |
| RUNX2 | Runt-related transcription factor 2 |
| UBIAD1 | UbiA prenyltransferase domain-containing 1 protein |
| ucMGP | uncarboxylated matrix gla protein |
| ucOC | uncarboxylated osteocalcin |
| VK | vitamin K |
| VK1 | vitamin K1; phylloquinone |
| VK2 | vitamin K2; menaquinones |
| VKDPs | vitamin K-dependent proteins |
| VKORC1 | vitamin K epoxide reductase complex subunit 1 |