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Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study

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Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is highly prevalent among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Adropin is a peptide hormone implicated in cardiometabolic regulation and endothelial function; however, its association with subclinical atherosclerosis in hemodialysis populations remains unclear. This study primarily aimed to evaluate the association between serum adropin levels and carotid intima–media thickness (CIMT) in patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis. Material and Methods: This single-center, cross-sectional observational study included 118 adult patients receiving maintenance hemodialysis, of whom 107 were included in the final analysis. Clinical characteristics, biochemical parameters, Malnutrition–Inflammation Score (MIS), and CIMT measurements were collected. Serum adropin levels were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Extreme adropin values were identified using the interquartile range (IQR) method and excluded in sensitivity analyses. Associations between adropin levels, CIMT, and clinical variables were evaluated using unadjusted analyses, and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to assess the discriminative ability of CIMT for prevalent CVD. Results: Among the 107 patients analyzed, 64 (59.8%) had established CVD. CIMT values were significantly higher in patients with CVD compared with those without CVD (1.06 ± 0.23 mm vs. 0.97 ± 0.34 mm; p = 0.007). CIMT demonstrated modest discriminative ability for prevalent CVD, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.653 and an optimal cut-off value of 0.94 mm. Serum adropin levels showed substantial interindividual variability and were not significantly associated with CIMT, the presence of CVD, or MIS in unadjusted analyses. Findings were qualitatively similar in sensitivity analyses including and excluding extreme adropin values. Conclusion: In patients undergoing maintenance hemodialysis, higher CIMT values were associated with the presence of CVD, supporting its role as a marker of vascular burden in this high-risk population. In contrast, no statistically significant association was observed between serum adropin levels and CIMT or prevalent CVD in this cross-sectional analysis. Given the study design and limited sample size, these findings should be interpreted cautiously, and larger, hypothesis-driven studies are warranted to further clarify the potential role of adropin in hemodialysis populations.

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The study was approved by the Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee of Samsun University (approval number: GOKAEK 2025/21/32). Written informed consent was obtained from all participants in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki.

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Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

31 Ocak 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

14 Aralık 2025

Kabul Tarihi

10 Ocak 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 16 Sayı: 1

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APA
Demir, A. K., Yavuz, D., Yalçınkaya, M., Çinpolat, H. Y., & Aydemr, N. (2026). Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, 16(1), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1841916
AMA
1.Demir AK, Yavuz D, Yalçınkaya M, Çinpolat HY, Aydemr N. Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Contemporary Medicine. 2026;16(1):1-6. doi:10.16899/jcm.1841916
Chicago
Demir, Ayse Kevser, Demet Yavuz, Mirsad Yalçınkaya, Havva Yasemin Çinpolat, ve Nihal Aydemr. 2026. “Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 16 (1): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1841916.
EndNote
Demir AK, Yavuz D, Yalçınkaya M, Çinpolat HY, Aydemr N (01 Ocak 2026) Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 16 1 1–6.
IEEE
[1]A. K. Demir, D. Yavuz, M. Yalçınkaya, H. Y. Çinpolat, ve N. Aydemr, “Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study”, Journal of Contemporary Medicine, c. 16, sy 1, ss. 1–6, Oca. 2026, doi: 10.16899/jcm.1841916.
ISNAD
Demir, Ayse Kevser - Yavuz, Demet - Yalçınkaya, Mirsad - Çinpolat, Havva Yasemin - Aydemr, Nihal. “Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine 16/1 (01 Ocak 2026): 1-6. https://doi.org/10.16899/jcm.1841916.
JAMA
1.Demir AK, Yavuz D, Yalçınkaya M, Çinpolat HY, Aydemr N. Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Contemporary Medicine. 2026;16:1–6.
MLA
Demir, Ayse Kevser, vd. “Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study”. Journal of Contemporary Medicine, c. 16, sy 1, Ocak 2026, ss. 1-6, doi:10.16899/jcm.1841916.
Vancouver
1.Ayse Kevser Demir, Demet Yavuz, Mirsad Yalçınkaya, Havva Yasemin Çinpolat, Nihal Aydemr. Association Between Serum Adropin Levels and Carotid Intima–Media Thickness in Patients with Hemodialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Contemporary Medicine. 01 Ocak 2026;16(1):1-6. doi:10.16899/jcm.1841916