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ArticleJournal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences2024

Serum zinc levels in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: A retrospective observational study.

Masoud Mahmoudi, Firouzeh Moeinzadeh, Abdolamir Atapour, Shiva Seirafian, Zhina Azhir

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Article in Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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  1. Reply to Editor: Serum zinc levels in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis patients: A retrospective observational study.Journal of research in medical sciences : the official journal of Isfahan University of Medical Sciences · 2025
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Masoud MahmoudiDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Firouzeh MoeinzadehDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Abdolamir AtapourDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Shiva SeirafianDepartment of Internal Medicine, Isfahan Kidney Diseases Research Center, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.
Zhina AzhirDepartment of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

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Abstract

Background: Zinc is vital for cellular functions, but kidney failure increases zinc deficiency risk. We compared zinc levels in hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients in Isfahan, Iran. Materials and Methods: A retrospective study included 150 patients (75 PD and 75 HD). Serum zinc levels were assessed through photometry. Statistical analysis employed Chi-square, independent Results: Serum zinc was below normal in both groups ( Conclusion: Zinc levels in PD and HD patients are lower than in the general population, with HD patients having lower levels than PD patients.

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Hemodialysisperitoneal dialysisserum zinc

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