Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Triglyceride, Cholesterol, LDL, and HDL Levels in Zinc-Deficient Hemodialysis Patients

Abstract

A suboptimal level of the serum total cholesterol concentration is a factor associated with malnutrition and morbidity in the HD patients. Maintenance HD patients with both low serum zinc and low serum total cholesterol concentrations may benefit from zinc supplementation. Therefore, it is advisable to obtain baseline measurement of the serum zinc and total cholesterol concentrations in maintenance HD patients.