Conclusions These data are the first to report an inverse relationship between Vitamin K2 levels and BMI in hemodialysis patients. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings and to determine if lower levels of Vitamin K are related to greater morbidity and mortality in this at-risk ...
Objectives: Obesity is an important risk factor for morbidity and mortality. Vitamin K2 is involved in the production of bone and matrix amino acid g-carboxy-glutamic acid (Gla) proteins (vitamin K-dependent proteins [VKDPs]), regulating bone and vascular calcification (VC). Bone Gla protein ...