Associations of plasma fibroblast growth factor 23 and other markers of chronic kidney disease-Mineral and bone disorder with all-cause mortality in South African patients on maintenance dialysis: A 3-year prospective cohort study.

Introduction: Few studies have linked high levels of plasma C-terminal fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) with poor clinical outcomes in patients on maintenance haemodialysis (MHD), while the association between intact FGF23 and mortality in this group of patients remains inconclusive. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the association between plasma levels of intact FGF23 and mortality in dialysis patients.

Methods: A prospective multicenter study involving patients undergoing dialysis at three dialysis centers in Johannesburg was undertaken between 1st October 2014 and 31st December 2017.

Racial Variations in the Markers of Mineral Bone Disorders in CKD Patients in South Africa.

Introduction: Several studies showed that serum intact parathyroid hormone (PTH), phosphate, and vitamin D levels differ across races. These comparative studies were largely carried out between Caucasians and black Americans. However, little is known of the existence of these associations in an African population with chronic kidney disease (CKD).

[Working conditions and health status of women employed in clay brick industry (in subtropical climate)].

The workers engaged into clay brick production in subtropic climate are exposed to dust and heating microclimate. Scientific and technologic progress has a great positive influence on the improvement of work conditions in the stated production. Respiratory diseases turned out to take the first place in the structure of morbidity with transitory disablement.

[Effect of working conditions on health status and specific systemic functions of women employed in the construction ceramics industry].

Hygienic, clinical and functional studies showed that the women engaged into building ceramics production are exposed to occupational hazards, the leading one is dust. Those hazards affect the health status of women engaged into the stated production and result in their higher morbidity. The respiratory diseases, basically chronic bronchitis and tracheobronchitis, are the leading entities in the structure of morbidity.