TY - JOUR T1 - Studies on the Influence, Reltionship and Alteration in Serum Cadmium Concentrations in ‎Renal Diseased Patients A1 - Sherine Leena A1 - Deborah Gnana Selvam A. A1 - A. Joseph Thatheyus JF - specialty journal of medical research and health science JO - SPEC. J. MED. RES. HEALTH SCI. SN - 2521-3172 Y1 - 2019 VL - 4 IS - 4 SP - 8 EP - 14 N2 - Background and Objective: Chronic renal disease (CRD) is a growing worldwide problem. The worldwide prevalence of ‎CRD is high and the number of patients with end–stage renal disease (ESRD) has ‎dramatically increased in the past few decades. The aim of the present study was to assess ‎the influence, relationship and alteration in serum cadmium concentrations in renal diseased ‎patients. Subjects were selected from Sumathi Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India for the ‎study. A sample size of 75 from in and out-patients was selected and serum samples were ‎collected from them after proper consent and subjected to cadmium analysis by Atomic ‎absorption spectrophotometry. Among the age group of 51 to 60 years, 53% of the patients ‎were found to have cadmium influenced renal disease. Cadmium toxicity induced renal ‎disease was observed in men and they constituted 69% of the study population. Among ‎those with cadmium influenced renal disease, 56% were smokers. Among the study group, ‎‎45% had diabetic nephropathy while 31% had chronic renal failure. Those with ‎glomerulonephritis and interstitial nephritis were 19% and 5% respectively. Thirty three ‎percent of the patients were found to contain serum cadmium levels between 0.001 – ‎‎0.01ppm. The results showed that the influence of cadmium was significant on the majority ‎of the renal diseases. A study focussing on a single renal disease and cadmium levels would ‎shed a clearer light on the relationship between cadmium and its deleterious effect on ‎kidney functions‎. UR - https://sciarena.com/article/studies-on-the-influence-reltionship-and-alteration-in-serum-cadmium-concentrations-in-renal-diseased-patients ER -