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Observational studyInternational journal of molecular sciences2026

Combined Assessment of Serum dp-ucMGP and Albumin in Relation to All-Cause and Cardiovascular Mortality in Hemodialysis Patients.

Vladana Stojiljkovic, Nikola Stefanovic, Jelena Basic, Branka Djordjevic, Jana Kocic, Branislav Apostolovic, Jelena Milenkovic, Vladan Cosic, Tatjana Cvetkovic

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Vladana StojiljkovicDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-2862-5665
Nikola StefanovicDepartment of Pharmacy, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0003-2599-7508
Jelena BasicDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-9221-561X
Branka DjordjevicDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-4521-1253
Jana KocicDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0009-0005-7048-5837
Branislav ApostolovicClinic for Nephrology "Prof. Dr Spira Strahinjic", University Clinical Center Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 48, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-1464-833X
Jelena MilenkovicDepartment of Pathophysiology, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia.ORCID 0000-0002-0257-0109
Vladan CosicCenter for Medical and Clinical Biochemistry, University Clinical Center Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 48, 18000 Nis, Serbia.
Tatjana CvetkovicDepartment of Biochemistry, Medical Faculty, University of Nis, Blvd. Zoran Djindjic 81, 18000 Nis, Serbia.

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Ministry of Science, Technological Development, and Innovation 451-03-34/2026-03/200113
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Abstract

Dephosphorylated uncarboxylated matrix Gla protein (dp-ucMGP) is considered a marker of vitamin K status and vascular calcification risk in chronic kidney disease. This study assessed the association of serum dp-ucMGP, alone and combined with albumin, with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in maintenance hemodialysis patients. This single-center observational cohort study included 133 maintenance hemodialysis patients with a two-year survival follow-up. Analyses involving dp-ucMGP and albumin were performed in 113 patients with complete biomarker data. Baseline serum dp-ucMGP, albumin, inflammatory markers, and routine laboratory parameters were measured. Associations with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality were evaluated using group comparisons, ROC curve analysis, Kaplan-Meier analysis, and Cox regression. Patients who died had significantly lower dp-ucMGP and albumin levels and higher inflammatory and hematological indices than survivors, with similar findings for cardiovascular mortality. The combined dp-ucMGP-albumin model showed higher apparent discriminatory performance than either marker alone for all-cause mortality (AUC 0.793, 95% CI 0.708-0.878,

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Calcium-Binding ProteinsCardiovascular DiseasesExtracellular Matrix ProteinsRenal DialysisSerum AlbuminAgedBiomarkersFemaleHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMatrix Gla ProteinMiddle AgedPrognosisROC CurveBiomarkersCalcium-Binding ProteinsExtracellular Matrix ProteinsMatrix Gla ProteinSerum Albuminalbuminall-cause mortalitycardiovascular mortalitychronic kidney diseasedp-ucMGPhemodialysis

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