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In this context, our objective was to assess serum level of uncarboxylated osteocalcin (uOC) and its relation to the incidence of bone fractures other bone health indices in children with CKD.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We enrolled 102 patients classified into two groups: group A: CKD without KRT; group B: CKD on regular HD. The patients were followed throughout the study period. The study\u2019s endpoint was either the occurrence of a bone fracture or the conclusion of the study period. Another 22 healthy individuals were involved as a control group. We measured uOC and various indicators of bone health including bone-specific alkaline phosphatase (BAP) on the same day of the fracture or at the end of the study period.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      uOC was found significantly higher in CKD children in comparison to the control group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt;0.001). Moreover, its level was significantly higher in the HD group compared to CKD without KRT group (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.047). In patients with fractures, uOC and BAP were significantly higher compared with patients without fractures (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      &lt; 0.001 and 0.019, respectively). By logistic regression analysis, uOC was the only predictor of bone fractures (\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      = 0.027, OR = 1.011).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Elevated uOC levels were observed in children with CKD who experienced fractures, and these levels showed a correlation with BAP. Furthermore, uOC appears to be a reliable indicator of bone fractures in this population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Graphical abstract<\/jats:title>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1007\/s40620-025-02385-4","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,3]],"date-time":"2025-09-03T10:41:15Z","timestamp":1756896075000},"page":"2961-2968","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1007\/springer_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":4,"title":["Osteocalcin as a predictor of bone fracture in children with chronic kidney diseases"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"38","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-5517-3529","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Happy","family":"Sawires","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-2015-757X","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Shrouk","family":"Abdallah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mohamed","family":"Ramadan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8611-0424","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Radwa","family":"Abdel-Halim","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-4609-5749","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Yasmin","family":"Ramadan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"286","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,9,3]]},"reference":[{"issue":"11","key":"2385_CR1","first-page":"1395","volume":"12","author":"L Capossela","year":"2023","unstructured":"Capossela L, Ferretti S, D\u2019Alonzo S, Di Sarno L, Pansini V, Curatola A, Chiaretti A, Gatto A (2023) Bone disorders in pediatric chronic kidney disease: a literature review. 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