The Impact of Serum Zinc Levels on Abdominal Fat Mass in Hemodialysis Patients

Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent and is caused by inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption and removal by treatment in hemodialysis patients. This study investigated the relationship between serum zinc levels and nutritional status in hemodialysis patients. A cross-sectional study examining 87 he...

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Published in:Nutrients 2020-02, Vol.12 (3), p.656
Main Authors: Fukasawa, Hirotaka, Niwa, Hiroki, Ishibuchi, Kento, Kaneko, Mai, Iwakura, Takamasa, Yasuda, Hideo, Furuya, Ryuichi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abdomen
Abdominal Fat - anatomy & histology
Age
Aged
Body fat
Body mass index
Cholesterol
Comorbidity
Computed tomography
Diabetes
Dialysate
Dietary intake
Female
Gender differences
Hemodialysis
Humans
Intra-Abdominal Fat - anatomy & histology
Kidney diseases
Liver diseases
Low density lipoprotein
Malabsorption
Male
Middle Aged
Mortality
Muscles
Nutrient deficiency
Nutritional status
Organ Size
Patients
Regression Analysis
Renal Dialysis
Software
subcutaneous fat
Subcutaneous Fat - anatomy & histology
Tomography
visceral fat
Womens health
Zinc
Zinc - blood
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Summary:Zinc deficiency is highly prevalent and is caused by inadequate dietary intake, malabsorption and removal by treatment in hemodialysis patients. This study investigated the relationship between serum zinc levels and nutritional status in hemodialysis patients. A cross-sectional study examining 87 hemodialysis patients was performed. The serum concentrations of zinc were studied to evaluate their association with nutritional status, which was assessed by measuring abdominal muscle and fat areas with computed tomography. Serum zinc levels were significantly and positively correlated with subcutaneous and visceral fat areas ( = 0.299, < 0.01, and = 0.298, < 0.01, respectively), but not abdominal muscle areas. Multiple regression analyses demonstrated that serum zinc levels were a significant independent predictor of visceral fat areas ( < 0.01), but not subcutaneous fat areas ( = 0.631). Our findings suggest that serum zinc levels could play a crucial role in determining abdominal fat mass in hemodialysis patients.
ISSN:2072-6643
2072-6643
DOI:10.3390/nu12030656