Metabolic and cardiovascular profiles in diabetes type 2: a comparative analysis of zinc homeostasis and blood pressure—a single center case–control study
Sara M. Eladawy, Heba H. Salem, Gehan F. Balata, Ahmed A. Abdelkader, Mohamed Hany Abdelraouf, Ahmed Mostafa Abdelazem, Mohamed Khaled Ahmed Awad, Shams Abdo Mostafa Hassan, Mohamed Saad Rady Attallah, Merna Magdy Zakaria, Nada Mohamed Sayed Rateb, Aml Abdel Aziz Mohamed Zidan, Nada Elrekawky Helmy · 2026
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Eladawy and co-authors compare zinc balance and blood pressure in people with type 2 diabetes against healthy peers, in a 2026 case-control study. Zinc helps the body handle glucose and fats, and shortages have been tied to diabetes and its complications. Whether zinc status lines up with blood pressure in diabetes needed a direct look.
One hundred patients and ninety-five controls at a single center gave blood for zinc and metabolic panels, with pressure measured alongside. Demographic and treatment factors were recorded to untangle cause from coincidence. Patterns here could mark zinc as a cheap modifiable thread in diabetes care — or rule it out — in a population where heart risk already runs high.
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| CREATOR | Sara M. Eladawy, Heba H. Salem, Gehan F. Balata, Ahmed A. Abdelkader, Mohamed Hany Abdelraouf, Ahmed Mostafa Abdelazem, Mohamed Khaled Ahmed Awad, Shams Abdo Mostafa Hassan, Mohamed Saad Rady Attallah, Merna Magdy Zakaria, Nada Mohamed Sayed Rateb, Aml Abdel Aziz Mohamed Zidan, Nada Elrekawky Helmy |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 45 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |