Zinc deficiency: its prevalence and relationship to renal function in Japan

Although zinc deficiency is common among dialyzed patients, its prevalence among non-dialyzed subjects and its relationship to renal function remain unclear. We selected 816 non-dialyzed subjects (495 males; mean age, 56 ± 18 years) who underwent measurement of serum zinc at Jikei University Hospital between April 2018 and March 2019 using the Standardized Structured Medical Information eXchange2 (SS-MIX2) system, a global standard in Japan that...