Hypertension 1.5X more likely if low level of Magnesium
An inverse association between magnesium in 24h urine
and cardiovascular risk factors in middle-aged subjects in 50 CARDIAC Study populations.
Hypertens Res. 2014 Oct 30. doi: 10.1038/hr.2014.158. [Epub ahead of print]
Yamori Y1, Sagara M2, Mizushima S3, Liu L4, Ikeda K5, Nara Y6.
Serum, plasma and dietary magnesium (Mg) have been reported to be inversely associated with cardiovasculardisease risk factors. We examined the associations between the 24-h urinary Mg/creatinine (Cre) ratio and cardiovascular disease risk factors, such as body mass index (BMI), blood pressure (BP), serum total cholesterol (TC) and prevalence of obesity, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia. A cross-sectional analysis was conducted among 4211 participants (49.7% women) aged 48-56 years in 50 population samples from 22 countries in the World Health Organization-coordinated Cardiovascular Diseases and Alimentary Comparison (CARDIAC) Study (1985-1994).
In linear regression analyses, Mg/Cre ratio was inversely associated with
BMI,
systolic BP (SBP),
diastolic BP (DBP) and
TC (P for linear trend <0.001 for each).
These associations were not markedly altered by adjustment for traditional risk factors, urinary markers or cohort effects. Multivariate-adjusted mean values for the subjects in the highest Mg/Cre ratio quintile were 6.3, 3.4, 5.3 and 4.6% lower than those for the subjects in the lowest quintile for BMI, SBP, DBP and TC (P<0.001, respectively).
The prevalence of obesity, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia was 2.10 (95% confidence interval: 1.50, 2.95), 1.55 (1.25, 1.92) and 2.06 (1.63, 2.62) times higher (P<0.001, respectively) among the subjects in the lowest Mg/Cre ratio quintile than in the subjects in the highest quintile.
These associations were not appreciably altered by adjustment for potential confounding variables. In conclusion, higher 24-h urinary Mg/Cre ratio was associated with lower cardiovascular disease risk factors, including BMI, BP, TC, obesity, hypertension and hypercholesterolemia.
PMID:25354778
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