ArticleNutrients2019
Prevalence of Carnitine Deficiency and Decreased Carnitine Levels in Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis.
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- Effects of L-carnitine supplementation on lipid profile in adult patients under hemodialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs.Frontiers in medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Japanese Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: Comparative Study in Patients on Hemodialysis.Nutrients · 2020Trial
- Carnitine Deficiency in Rehabilitation Ward Individuals and its Association With Activities of Daily Living: A Pilot Retrospective Observational Study.Archives of rehabilitation research and clinical translation · 2025Article
- Effect of parenteral L-carnitine in hospitalized patients with moderate to severe COVID-19: A randomized double-blind clinical trial.BioImpacts : BI · 2025Article
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- The pathophysiology of leg cramping during dialysis and the use of carnitine in its treatment.Physiological reports · 2021Review
- The role of carnitine in maintenance dialysis therapy.Pediatric nephrology (Berlin, Germany) · 2021Review
- Significance of Levocarnitine Treatment in Dialysis Patients.Nutrients · 2021Review
- The Nutraceutical Value of Carnitine and Its Use in Dietary Supplements.Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundCarnitine deficiency is common in patients on dialysis. Serum free carnitine concentration is significantly lower in patients on hemodialysis (HD) than in healthy individuals. However, there are few reports on serum free carnitine concentration in patients on peritoneal dialysis (PD).
methodsWe examined serum concentrations of total, free, and acylcarnitine and the acylcarnitine/free carnitine ratio in 34 PD and 34 age-, sex-, and dialysis duration-matched HD patients. We investigated the prevalence of carnitine deficiency and clinical factors associated with carnitine deficiency in the PD group.
resultsPrevalence of carnitine deficiency was 8.8% in the PD group and 17.7% in the HD group (
conclusionsThe prevalence of carnitine deficiency, high risk of carnitine deficiency, and carnitine insufficiency in PD patients was 8.8%, 73.5%, and 82.3%, respectively. These rates were comparable to those in patients on HD.
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