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Associations Between Serum Osteocalcin and Metabolic, Nutritional, and Hormonal Status in Male Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study
Key takeaways
This study looked at 144 men to see how a bone protein links to kidney health. It found that men with lower kidney filtering rates had higher levels of this protein. This shows a link, but it does not prove that the protein causes the kidney damage.
Who did this work
Magdalena Markowska · Arkadiusz Lubas · Aleksandra Rymarz · Stanisław Niemczyk · Katarzyna Romejko
Source
Article · OpenAlex, Kidney disease concept sweep (verified C2778653478) · 2026-10-12
https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines14102309