Yukio Maruyama1, Akio Nakashima2, Akira Fukui2, Takashi Yokoo2. 1. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan. maruyama@td5.so-net.ne.jp. 2. Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Internal Medicine, The Jikei University School of Medicine, 3-25-8 Nishi-Shimbashi Minato-ku, Tokyo, 105-8471, Japan.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Although zinc deficiency is common among dialyzed patients, its prevalence among non-dialyzed subjects and its relationship to renal function remain unclear. METHODS: We selected 816 non-dialyzed subjects (495 males; mean age, 56 ± 18 years) who underwent measurement of serum zinc at Jikei University Hospital between April 2018 and March 2019 using the Standardized Structured Medical Information eXchange2 (SS-MIX2) system, a global standard in Japan that enables collection of structured medical records with automatic data transfer to a registry database system. A serum zinc level of 60-80 μg/dL was defined as marginal zinc deficiency and a level of < 60 μg/dL as absolute zinc deficiency. We investigated factors associated with serum zinc using multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: Marginal and absolute zinc deficiency were present in 52.3% and 30.6% of subjects, respectively. Serum zinc levels tended to decrease with increasing stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (P = 0.051). Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was not independently associated with serum zinc levels. Instead, serum albumin (t = 4.69, P < 0.01), hemoglobin (t = 2.54, P = 0.01) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) (t = - 2.20, P = 0.03) were independently associated with serum zinc. In sensitivity analyses, serum zinc was not associated with either serum copper- or iron-related parameters. CONCLUSION: This large-scale study clarified the prevalence of zinc deficiency among non-dialyzed Japanese subjects. In addition, eGFR was not independently associated with serum zinc, probably due to confounding factors, such as nutritional status and degree of anemia. Further investigations are needed to clarify the epidemiology of zinc deficiency and its associations with CKD.
BACKGROUND: Although zinc deficiency is common among dialyzed patients, its prevalence among non-dialyzed subjects and its relationship to renal function remain unclear. METHODS: We selected 816 non-dialyzed subjects (495 males; mean age, 56 ± 18 years) who underwent measurement of serum zinc at Jikei University Hospital between April 2018 and March 2019 using the Standardized Structured Medical Information eXchange2 (SS-MIX2) system, a global standard in Japan that enables collection of structured medical records with automatic data transfer to a registry database system. A serum zinc level of 60-80 μg/dL was defined as marginal zinc deficiency and a level of < 60 μg/dL as absolute zinc deficiency. We investigated factors associated with serum zinc using multiple regression analysis. RESULTS: Marginal and absolute zinc deficiency were present in 52.3% and 30.6% of subjects, respectively. Serum zinc levels tended to decrease with increasing stage of chronic kidney disease (CKD) (P = 0.051). Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was not independently associated with serum zinc levels. Instead, serum albumin (t = 4.69, P < 0.01), hemoglobin (t = 2.54, P = 0.01) and mean corpuscular volume (MCV) (t = - 2.20, P = 0.03) were independently associated with serum zinc. In sensitivity analyses, serum zinc was not associated with either serum copper- or iron-related parameters. CONCLUSION: This large-scale study clarified the prevalence of zinc deficiency among non-dialyzed Japanese subjects. In addition, eGFR was not independently associated with serum zinc, probably due to confounding factors, such as nutritional status and degree of anemia. Further investigations are needed to clarify the epidemiology of zinc deficiency and its associations with CKD.
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(eGFR); Anemia; Copper; Estimated glomerular filtration rate; Serum albumin; Standardized Structured Medical Information eXchange2 (SS-MIX2) system
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