Vascular calcification markers
After 12 weeks of treatment with calcium acetate, there was a
significant decrease in SOST, TRAcP5b, and alkaline phosphate (Table 6),
whereas with sevelamer, there was an increase in alkaline phosphate
levels, a decrease in SOST levels and no statistically significant
decrease in TRAcP5b. No statistical changes in OPG were observed in
either treatment group.