Lower Bone Turnover and Skeletal PTH Responsiveness in Japanese Compared to European Patients on Hemodialysis.

Pieter Evenepoel Hanne Skou Jørgensen Hirotaka Komaba Sandro Mazzaferro Marc G Vervloet Cavalier Etienne Masafumi Fukagawa

Published in: The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (2022)

Japanese patients receiving HD have lower bone turnover than their European counterparts, even at similar PTH levels. The rationale for the current regional differences in PTH treatment targets remains obscure and deserves further attention.

Keyphrases

bone mineral density
end stage renal disease
chronic kidney disease
peritoneal dialysis
postmenopausal women
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
clinical trial
body composition
soft tissue
working memory
bone regeneration
patient reported outcomes