Efficacy of Zinc Acetate in the Treatment of Zinc Deficiency in Elderly Inpatients and Effect of Total Dose on Its Replacement Therapy

Abstract We aimed to determine the efficacy of zinc acetate hydrate (ZAH) treatment for hypozincemia in elderly inpatients and to identify the factors affecting its therapeutic effect. We enrolled 79 patients with a mean age of 82 years. The mean serum zinc level before ZAH administration was 53.4 ± 11.5 µg/dL. More than half of […]