Prevalence of Zinc Deficiency in Japanese Patients on Peritoneal Dialysis: Comparative Study in Patients on Hemodialysis.

Satoshi ShimizuRitsukou TeiMasahiro OkamuraNobuteru TakaoYoshihiro NakamuraHidetaka OgumaTakashi MaruyamaHiroyuki TakashimaMasanori Abe

Published in: Nutrients (2020)

A higher prevalence of clinical and subclinical zinc deficiency was found in patients on PD. The rates were comparable between patients on PD and those on HD after adjustment for confounding factors.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
peritoneal dialysis
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
prognostic factors
risk factors
replacement therapy