FGF23 and atherosclerosis: Our results showed the association between FGF23 and the stenosis scores as the global index of the severity and extent of coronary artery stenosis was much stronger in the patients with eGFR<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 than those with normal renal function, which was consistent with the previous finding that the subgroup of individuals with eGFR<60 mL/min/1.73 m2 suffered from nearly a 6-fold increased odds of having a high atherosclerosis score when in the highest FGF23 tertile compared to the lowest [10].