Open AccessRelationship Between Serum Zinc Level and Microvascular Complications in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes
Author(s) -
Yingying Luo,
Jie Zhao,
Xiaozhe Han,
Xianghai Zhou,
Jing Wu,
Lig Ji
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.4103/0366-6999.171357
Subject(s) - medicine , complication , odds ratio , diabetes mellitus , type 2 diabetes , zinc , gastroenterology , nephropathy , type 2 diabetes mellitus , confidence interval , hemoglobin , retinopathy , risk factor , surgery , endocrinology , materials science , metallurgy
Previous studies suggested that zinc level was related to a certain diabetic microvascular complication. However, the relationship between zinc level and all the microvascular complications in type 2 diabetic patients remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to analyze the relationship between zinc level and each diabetic microvascular complication and identify the features related to low serum zinc level.