Association between zinc deficiency and aorta stiffness in non-diabetic hemodialysis patients.
Kunihiro IshiokaSumi HidakaNaoki FujiwaraMizuki YamanoYasuhiro MochidaMachiko OkaKyoko MaesatoHidekazu MoriyaTakayasu OhtakeShuzo KobayashiPublished in: PloS one (2023)
The study suggested that zinc deficiency may be an independent risk factor for aorta stiffness, even after adjusting for malnutrition and inflammation.