Review Article

Phosphate and Cardiovascular Disease beyond Chronic Kidney Disease and Vascular Calcification

Table 1

Thresholds of serum phosphate for cardiovascular events and mortality in early-stage CKD and general populations.

Studies (year)PopulationsNumberSerum phosphate (mg/dL)Outcomes

Kestenbaum et al. (2005)Women: Cr ≥ 1.2 mg/dL
Men: Cr ≥ 1.5 mg/dL
3490>=3.5All-cause mortality
Bellasi et al. (2011)CKD stages 3–51716>=4.3Combined ESRD and all-cause mortality
Chartsrisak et al. (2013)CKD stages 2–4466>4.2Combined ESRD and all-cause mortality
McGovern et al. (2013)CKD stages 3–513292>=4.6Combined CV events and all-cause mortality
McGovern et al. (2013)CKD stages 1-220356>=3.86Combined CV events and all-cause mortality
McGovern et al. (2013)eGFR >= 90, no proteinuria24184>=3.86Combined CV events and all-cause mortality
Tonelli et al. (2005)Previous acute MI, eGFR >= 60 mL/min4127>=2.5All-cause mortality
>=2.5Combined fatal and non-fatal CV events
Dhingra et al. (2007)eGFR >= 60 mL/min3676>=3.2Incident CVD
Foley et al. (2008)97% has eGFR >= 60 mL/min13822>=3.8All-cause mortality
Larsson et al. (2010)Men, eGFR >= 60 mL/min2176>=2.8All-cause mortality
Chang and Grams (2014)95% has eGFR >= 60 mL/min12984>3.5All-cause mortality
>3.5CV mortality

CKD = chronic kidney disease; ESRD = end-stage renal disease; CV = cardiovascular; CVD = cardiovascular disease; eGFR = estimated glomerular filtration rate; MI = myocardial infarction.