The relationship between total and ionic serum magnesium in health and chronic disease across different ethnicities has not been well studied. Accordingly, we have examined the interrelationship between total magnesium and ionic magnesium, as well as ionic calcium to ionic magnesium ratio, in 286 patients made up of indigenous and non-indigenous Australians, with or without diabetes. Significan...

We previously reported that lower serum magnesium is associated with poorer nutrition status, impaired cellular health, and increased inflammation in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients. The present study was designed to investigate the prognostic value of serum magnesium for mortality in PD patients. From November 2000 to July 2008, the study enrolled 62 patients, recording their demographic, cl...

BACKGROUND Although cross-sectional studies have suggested a relationship between proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use and hypomagnesemia, no large-scale cohort study has been conducted to date. Here, we examined the changes in serum magnesium levels in response to PPI use. We hypothesized that PPI use might change the serum magnesium concentration. METHODS Of the 2,892 patients hospitalized for p...

Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have been very useful in various gastrointestinal diseases. However, hypomagnesemia was reported in patients taking PPIs, and cross-sectional or retrospective studies for a causal relationship between PPIs and hypomagnesemia were carried out. Until now, this question remains unresolved although a recent meta-analysis study concluded that PPI use may increase the ri...

OBJECTIVE To determine, if possible, whether magnesium deficiency exists in children with asthma during acute attacks and between exacerbations. SETTING Emergency Department Clinic and Outpatient Pediatric Clinic of Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid. METHODS A total of 174 known asthmatic children who presented to the emergency department in acute attack (group 1) and 94 as...