Abstract:To investigate the correlation analysis of serum Irisin (Irisin) and Bone morphogenetic protein 7 (BMP-7) levels with vascular calcification (VC) and calcium metabolism in maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients. Methods A total of 86 MHD patients who were admitted in our hospital from January 2017 to February 2018 and 86 healthy volunteers were selected in this study. Serum calcium, magnesium, phosphorus, calcium and phosphorus products, serum albumin (ALB), parathyroid hormone (iPTH), 25 hydroxyvitamin D3 (25- (OH) -VitD3), Irisin and BMP-7 levels were detected. the VC status was examined by abdominal lateral X-ray. MHD patients were divided into calcification group and non-calcification group based on abdominal aortic calcification (n?=?42). Results Levels of blood phosphorus, calcium and phosphorus products, iPTH, 25- (OH) -VitD3, abdominal aorta calcification score (AACS) and abdominal aorta calcification were increased while serum levels of magnesium, BMP-7, ALB and Irisin in MHD group were decreased in MHD group when compared with those in control group (P?0.05). Patients in calcification group experienced increase in age, dialysis time, phosphorus, calcium, phosphorus products and iPTH while decrease in magnesium, Irisin and BMP-7 when compared with those in non-calcification group (P?0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that iPTH, calcium, phosphorus products, Irisin and BMP-7 levels were risk factors of VC (P?0.05). Pearson correlation analysis showed that Irisin and BMP-7 levels were negatively correlated with age, duration of dialysis, phosphorus, calcium, phosphorus products, iPTH and AACS (P?0.05) while were positively correlated with magnesium (P?0.05). Conclusions Levels of Irisin and BMP-7 may be protective factors in the formation of VC in MHD patients.