• Zhi-Hong Liu, Xue-Qing Yu, Jun-Wei Yang, Ai-Li Jiang, Bi-Cheng Liu, Chang-Ying Xing, Ji-Zhuang Lou, Mei Wang, Hong Cheng, Jun Liu, Jun-Zhou Fu, Ai-Hua Zhang, Miao Zhang, Qiao-Ling Zhou, Chen Yu, Rong Wang, Li Wang, Yu-Qing Chen, Tian-Jun Guan, Ai Peng, Nan Chen, Chuan-Ming Hao, Xu-Yang Cheng, and China Dialysis Calcification Study Group.
• a Department of Nephrology , National Clinical Research Center of Kidney Disease, Jinling Hospital, Nanjing University School of Medicine , Nanjing , PR China.
• Curr Med Res Opin. 2018 Aug 1; 34 (8): 1491-1500.

ObjectiveWith limited data available on calcification prevalence in chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients on dialysis, the China Dialysis Calcification Study (CDCS) determined the prevalence of vascular/valvular calcification (VC) and association of risk factors in Chinese patients with prevalent hemodialysis (HD) or peritoneal dialysis (PD).MethodsCKD patients undergoing HD/PD for ≥6 months were enrolled. Prevalence data for calcification and medical history were documented at baseline. Coronary artery calcification (CAC) was assessed by electron beam or multi-slice computed tomography (EBCT/MSCT), abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) by lateral lumbar radiography, and cardiac valvular calcification (ValvC) by echocardiography. Serum phosphorus, calcium, intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH), and 25-hydroxyvitamin D and FGF-23 were evaluated. A logistic regression model was used to evaluate the association between risk factors and VC.ResultsOf 1,497 patients, 1,493 (78.3% HD, 21.7% PD) had ≥1 baseline calcification image (final analysis cohort, FAC) and 1,423 (78.8% HD, 21.2% PD) had baseline calcification data complete (BCDC). Prevalence of VC was 77.4% in FAC (80.8% HD, 65.1% PD, p < .001) and 77.5% in BCDC (80.7% HD, 65.8% PD). The proportion of BCDC patients with single-site calcification were 20% for CAC, 4.3% for AAC, and 4.3% for cardiac valvular calcification (ValvC), respectively. Double site calcifications were 23.4% for CAC and AAC, 6.5% for CAC and ValvC, and 1.1% for AAC and ValvC, respectively. In total, 17.9% patients had calcification at all three sites.ConclusionsHigh prevalence of total VC in Chinese CKD patients will supplement current knowledge, which is mostly limited, contributing in creating awareness and optimizing VC management.

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