Kuo-Chuan Hung1, Zhi-Fu Wu1,2, Jen-Yin Chen1,3, I-Wen Chen1, Chun-Ning Ho1, Chien-Ming Lin1, Ying-Jen Chang1, Yu-Rong Hsu4, I-Jung Feng5, Cheuk-Kwan Sun6,7, Tien-Chou Soong8,9. 1. Department of Anesthesiology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. 2. Department of Anesthesiology, Tri-Service General Hospital and National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan. 3. Department of Senior Citizen Service Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan. 4. Weight Loss and Health Management Center, E-Da Dachang Hospital, No.305, Dachang 1st Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan, Republic of China. 5. Department of Medical Research, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan. 6. Department of Emergency Medicine, E-Da Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 7. School of Medicine for International Students, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 8. Weight Loss and Health Management Center, E-Da Dachang Hospital, No.305, Dachang 1st Rd., Sanmin Dist., Kaohsiung City, 807, Taiwan, Republic of China. obesitysurgery.tw@gmail.com. 9. Department of Occupation Therapy, College of Medicine, I-Shou University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. obesitysurgery.tw@gmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although serum zinc level (Zn) is known to impact renal function in patients with diabetes, their correlation following bariatric surgery remains unknown. This study aimed at assessing the association of Zn with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). METHODS: One hundred and twenty-nine patients in total (mean age, 38.1 ± 10.8; body mass index, 39.1 ± 5.1 kg/m2) with normal preoperative kidney function undergoing LSG at a single tertiary referral center were reviewed. The primary study endpoint was the relationship between Zn and post-LSG eGFR at 12-month follow-up. The secondary outcomes were the associations of percentage weight loss (%WL) with changes in Zn (△Zn) and eGFR (△eGFR). RESULTS: The incidence of zinc deficiency was 8.5%, 8.1%, and 29.9% at baseline, post-LSG and one- and 12-month follow-up, respectively. At 12-month follow-up, Zn dropped from 104.1 ± 19.2 to 85.3 ± 38.9 μg/dL (p = 0.001), while eGFR levels decreased from 106.6 ± 10.3 to 102.1 ± 19.4 mL/min per 1.73 m2 (p = 0.025). Zn correlated positively with eGFR at 6-month (r = 0.252, p = 0.037) and 12-month (r = 0.41, p = 0.001) follow-ups. Multiple linear regression analyses including baseline variables of age, sex, BMI, %WL, and diabetes identified Zn and %WL as independent predictors of eGFR at 12-month follow-up. There was no evidence of multicollinearity among these variables. Despite positive association between %WL and △eGFR (r = 0.222, p = 0.031), no correlation was noted between %WL and △Zn (r = - 0.129, p = 0.40). CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated a positive relationship between post-LSG serum zinc levels and preservation of renal function among patients with obesity in a surgical setting. Large-scale studies are warranted to support the findings.
BACKGROUND: Although serum zinc level (Zn) is known to impact renal function in patients with diabetes, their correlation following bariatric surgery remains unknown. This study aimed at assessing the association of Zn with estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG). METHODS: One hundred and twenty-nine patients in total (mean age, 38.1 ± 10.8; body mass index, 39.1 ± 5.1 kg/m2) with normal preoperative kidney function undergoing LSG at a single tertiary referral center were reviewed. The primary study endpoint was the relationship between Zn and post-LSG eGFR at 12-month follow-up. The secondary outcomes were the associations of percentage weight loss (%WL) with changes in Zn (△Zn) and eGFR (△eGFR). RESULTS: The incidence of zinc deficiency was 8.5%, 8.1%, and 29.9% at baseline, post-LSG and one- and 12-month follow-up, respectively. At 12-month follow-up, Zn dropped from 104.1 ± 19.2 to 85.3 ± 38.9 μg/dL (p = 0.001), while eGFR levels decreased from 106.6 ± 10.3 to 102.1 ± 19.4 mL/min per 1.73 m2 (p = 0.025). Zn correlated positively with eGFR at 6-month (r = 0.252, p = 0.037) and 12-month (r = 0.41, p = 0.001) follow-ups. Multiple linear regression analyses including baseline variables of age, sex, BMI, %WL, and diabetes identified Zn and %WL as independent predictors of eGFR at 12-month follow-up. There was no evidence of multicollinearity among these variables. Despite positive association between %WL and △eGFR (r = 0.222, p = 0.031), no correlation was noted between %WL and △Zn (r = - 0.129, p = 0.40). CONCLUSION: The results demonstrated a positive relationship between post-LSG serum zinc levels and preservation of renal function among patients with obesity in a surgical setting. Large-scale studies are warranted to support the findings.
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