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Studies to Determine the Usefulness of the Zinc Clearance Test to Diagnose Marginal Zinc Deficiency and the Effects of Oral Zinc Supplementation for Short Children

Masayuki Kaji, MD, PhD, Mikio Gotoh, MD, Yasuko Takagi, MD, Hiroyuki Masuda, MD, PhD, Yujiro Kimura, MD and Yasushi Uenoyama, MD, PhD

Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Shizuoka Children’s Hospital (M.K.), JAPAN
Department of Pediatrics, Shizuoka General Hospital (M.G., Y.T., H.M., Y.K., Y.U.), JAPAN



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  		Fig. 1. Correlation between serum zinc level and zinc clearance.

 


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  		Fig. 2. Correlation between zinc clearance and percent increase in the height velocity after oral zinc supplementation in boys.

 


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  		Fig. 3. Growth curve of a boy with oral zinc supplementation.

 




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