Author:
Knehtl Maša,Piko Nejc,Ekart Robert,Hojs Radovan,Bevc Sebastjan
Abstract
Abstract
Introduction
The atherosclerotic state of haemodialysis (HD) patients may be influenced by heavy metals. The purpose of our study was to assess the relationship between serum zinc (Zn) ankle brachial index (ABI) as a non-invasive diagnostic tool for atherosclerosis, and mortality in chronic haemodialysis (HD) patients.
Methods
Sixty one HD patients were included (mean age 61.2 ± 13.8 years). The ABI was measured with an automated measuring device (ABPI MD, MESI®, Slovenia). Two groups of patients were formed based on the median value of Zn (14.1 mcmol/l). The average observation time was 2.8 years. Comorbidities (arterial hypertension (AH), diabetes mellitus (DM), dyslipidaemia), smoking and oral nutritional supplements (ONS) consumption were noted. Survival rates were analysed by Kaplan–Meier and Cox regression was used to determine the influence of Zn, ABI, AH, DM, dyslipidaemia, smoking and ONS.
Results
Zn values were between 9.2 and 23.5 mcmol/l (14.4 ± 2.34), ABI values ranged from 0.8 to 1.4 (1.14 ± 0.12). Patients with lower Zn values had lower ABI (p = 0.036). Mean survival time of patients with higher Zn values was 985 days ± 277 days and with lower Zn values 1055 ± 143 days. Six (19.4%) patients with lower Zn and five (16.7%) patients with higher Zn died. We found statistically insignificant lower survival in patients with higher Zn. We failed to find any predictor of all-cause mortality, except for ONS consumption (95% CI 1.6–33.3; p = 0.012).
Conclusions
Lower Zn is associated with lower ABI in HD patients, but we found no impact of Zn on patient survival.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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