Title:Effect of Magnesium Status on Microalbuminuria in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
Volume: 21
Issue: 1
Author(s): Maryam Rezaei, Reza Khazaei, Zabihullah Mohaqiq, Vajehallah Raeesi*, Tahereh Farkhondeh and Saeed Samarghandian*
Affiliation:
- Department of Internal Medicine, Birjand University of Medical Sciences, Birjand, Iran
- Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Neyshabur University of Medical Sciences, Neyshabur, Iran
Keywords:
Serum magnesium concentration, microalbuminuria, Type 2 diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia, blood samples, Pearson correlation coefficient analysis.
Abstract: Background: There are several controversies regarding the association between serum
magnesium depletion and microalbuminuria in type 2 diabetic patients.
Objective: Therefore, this study aimed to assess serum magnesium concentrations in Type 2 diabetic
patients with microalbuminuria and normoalbuminuria in Birjand, Iran, in 2019.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 25 type 2 diabetes patients with microalbuminuria were
enrolled as the case group and 25 type 2 diabetes patients with normoalbuminuria as the control
group. Both groups were matched for age, sex, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. Blood samples
were obtained for serum magnesium measurement.
Results: Our findings showed no significant difference between serum magnesium concentration
in the case and control groups (mean serum magnesium concentration for case group: 2.34 ± 0.35
mg/dl and control group: 2.27 ± 0.33 mg/dl). Pearson correlation coefficient analysis did not show
any correlation between serum magnesium levels and urine albumin levels in patients with microalbuminuria
versus patients with normoalbuminuria (r = 0.06, p = 0.67).
Conclusion: This study did not indicate a correlation between serum magnesium concentrations
and microalbuminuria in Type 2 diabetic patients.