Hirohide Yokokawa, Yusuke Morita, Izumi Hamada, Yuji Ohta, Nobuyuki Fukui, Nao Makino, Emi Ohata, Toshio Naito
Zinc deficiency, affecting more than 2 billion people globally, poses a significant public health burden due to its numerous unfavorable effects, such as impaired immune function, taste and smell disorders, pneumonia, growth retardation, visual impairment, and skin disorders. Despite its critical role, extensive large-scale studies investigating the correlation between patient characteristics and zinc deficiency still need to be completed. We conducted a retrospective, cross-sectional observational study using a nationwide Japanese claims database from January 2019 to December 2021...
February 2, 2024: Scientific Reports