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ArticleClinical and experimental nephrology2024

Association between the serum zinc level and nutritional status represented by the geriatric nutritional Rrisk index.

Makoto Sagasaki, Yukio Maruyama, Akio Nakashima, Akira Fukui, Takashi Yokoo

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Makoto SagasakiDivision 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.
Yukio MaruyamaDivision 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.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5602-8104
Akio NakashimaDivision 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.
Akira FukuiDivision 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.
Takashi YokooDivision 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.

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backgroundAlthough it is widely known that patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) can develop zinc deficiency, in our previous analysis, the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was not independently associated with the serum zinc level. Thus, a post hoc analysis was conducted to investigate the involvement of nutritional status.

methodsA total of 655 subjects not on dialysis (402 males; mean age, 57 ± 18 years) who underwent serum zinc level measurements at Jikei University Hospital between April 2018 and March 2019 were selected using the Standardized Structured Medical Information eXchange2 (SS-MIX2) system. In addition, anthropometric data and the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) representing nutritional status were obtained, and the relationship between the serum zinc level and nutritional status was investigated by multiple regression analysis.

resultsThe serum albumin level and the GNRI were lower in the zinc-deficiency group, and both were positively associated with the serum zinc level (rho = 0.44, P < 0.01 and rho = 0.44, P < 0.01, respectively). On multiple regression analysis, the GNRI (t = 3.09, P < 0.01) and serum albumin level (t = 4.75, P < 0.01) were independently associated with the serum zinc level. Although a higher eGFR was associated with a higher serum zinc level, this association disappeared on multivariate analysis.

conclusionIn this post hoc analysis, the GNRI, as well as the serum albumin level, were correlated with the serum zinc level, indicating that nutritional status is an important determinant of the zinc level. Further investigations are needed to clarify the effects of nutritional status and kidney function on zinc deficiency.

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MalnutritionNutritional StatusAdultAgedGeriatric AssessmentHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutrition AssessmentPrognosisRenal DialysisRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSerum AlbuminZincSerum AlbuminZincEstimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)Geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI)Serum albuminStandardized structured medical information eXchange2 (SS-MIX2) system

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