Serum Magnesium Levels in Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy

Farhan Tariq; Robia Anwar; Bilal Ahmed; Naveed Ahmed Shah; Lubna Noreen; Muhammad Naeem

doi:10.51253/pafmj.v73iSUPPL-1.11030

Authors

Farhan Tariq Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Kohat/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Robia Anwar Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Kohat/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Bilal Ahmed Department of Paeds, Railway Hospital, Rawalpindi Pakistan
Naveed Ahmed Shah Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital, Rislapur/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan
Lubna Noreen Department of Dentistry, Armed Forces Institute of Dentistry/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Rawalpindi Pakistan
Muhammad Naeem Department of Pathology, Combined Military Hospital, Kohat/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.51253/pafmj.v73iSUPPL-1.11030

Keywords:

Diabetes, Diabetic nephropathy, Hypomagnesemia

Abstract

Objective: To determine serum magnesium levels in patients with diabetic nephropathy.

Study Design: Cross sectional study.

Place and Duration of Study: Medicine Department, Combined Military Hospital, Kohat Pakistan, from Jun 2015 to Nov 2015.

Methodology: Forty-five patients fulfilling the inclusion/exclusion criteria were enrolled, to ascertain the serum magnesium
levels in patients having diabetic nephropathy.

Results: Mean microalbuminuria was 37.51±21.33 mg/L, while mean serum magnesium level was 1.36±0.29 mg/dl. Mean
serum magnesium level in patients with diabetic nephropathy was 1.27±0.31 mg/dl, whereas mean serum magnesium level in
patients without diabetic nephropathy was 1.50±0.17 mg/dl. About of 67.9% of the patients with diabetic nephropathy had
hypomagnesemia while 64.7% without diabetic nephropathy were found to have hypomagnesemia.

Conclusion: Serum magnesium levels in patients with diabetes mellitus were lower. Furthermore, serum magnesium levels in
patients with diabetic nephropathy were also lower as compared to patients without diabetic nephropathy.