title: Relationship between serum phosphate and cardiovascular risk factors in a large cohort of adult outpatients.
abstract: Hyperphosphatemia is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. However, in our large cross-sectional study, high serum phosphorus levels were associated with a more favorable profile of traditional cardiovascular risk factors, suggesting that hyperphosphatemia may independently contribute to the development and progression of cardiovascular disease.
authors.affiliation: Sezione di Chimica e Clinica, Dipartimento di Scienze Morfologico-Biomediche, Università degli Studi di Verona, Italy. giuseppe.lippi@univr.it
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lippi
authors.forename: Martina
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montagnana
authors.forename: Gina Luca
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Salvagno
authors.forename: Giovanni
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Targher
authors.forename: Gian Cesare
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Guidi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000097:blood*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000378:metabolism; D003404:Creatinine / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D054559:Hyperphosphatemia / Q000097:blood* / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000097:blood*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D014280:Triglycerides; D010758:Phosphorus; D002784:Cholesterol; D003404:Creatinine