The log-OPN levels in serum were significantly greater among patients with 3-vessel CAD than in those without CAD; after the adjustment of confounding factors, including severity and common risk factors of CAD, multivariate linear regression analysis revealed that the correlation between log-OPN and cfPWV was marginally significant [ 36 ].
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Serum osteopontin level is independently associated with arterial stiffness in patients on hemodialysis
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