The patients included in the study were classified as Group 1 (FGF23 <71 pg/mL, n= 42) and Group 2 (FGF23 ≥ 71pg/mL, n= 46) and the data was analyzed as a statistical significance between the two groups. The presence of atherosclerosis was determined by a Doppler ultrasound for evaluate the carotid artery intima-media thickness (CA-IMT). Here, FGF23 is linked to atherosclerosis.