The relationship between serum pro-B type natriuretic peptide level and bone mineral density in peritoneal dialysis patients

We aimed to evaluate the relationship between serum N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-pro-BNP) and lumbar bone mineral density (BMD) in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. Fasting blood samples were obtained from 46 PD patients. BMD was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry of the lumbar vertebrae (L1–L4). Circulating serum NT-pro-BNP levels were measured using commercial kits compatible with the Roche Cobas e 601 immunoassay device. Forty-six patients were included in our study. Increased age, low body mass index (BMI), and high-serum NT-pro-BNP are significantly associated with decreased BMD. The results show a statistically positive correlation between lumbar T-score values and BMI (r = 0.456; P = .001), while lumbar T-score values and PTH (rho = -0.336; P = .022) and log-NT-pro-BNP. There is a statistically negative correlation between BNP (rho = -0.355; P = .015). The lumbar T-score value decreases by 0.800 units when log-NT-pro-BNP increases by 1 unit and increases by 0.323 units when BMI increases by 1 unit. The established model is statistically significant (F = 6.190; P < .001). Our study in PD patients showed that serum NT-pro-BNP level was negatively correlated and BMI was positively correlated with lumbar BMD.