The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia

Introduction: Magnesium (Mg) has an important role in glucose metabolism and acts as a cofactor for many enzymatic reactions. However, Mg deficiency frequently goes unnoticed. The aim of this study was to determine the association between serum Mg and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: A cros...

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Main Authors: Hashim, Nurul Hidayah, C. Thambiah, Subashini, Masiman, Ana Daliela, Samsuddin, Intan Nureslyna, Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin, Osman, Malina, Lai, Yin Ye
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Published: Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, UPM 2023
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author Hashim, Nurul Hidayah
C. Thambiah, Subashini
Masiman, Ana Daliela
Samsuddin, Intan Nureslyna
Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin
Osman, Malina
Lai, Yin Ye
author_facet Hashim, Nurul Hidayah
C. Thambiah, Subashini
Masiman, Ana Daliela
Samsuddin, Intan Nureslyna
Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin
Osman, Malina
Lai, Yin Ye
author_sort Hashim, Nurul Hidayah
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description Introduction: Magnesium (Mg) has an important role in glucose metabolism and acts as a cofactor for many enzymatic reactions. However, Mg deficiency frequently goes unnoticed. The aim of this study was to determine the association between serum Mg and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among T2DM patients who were followed-up at the Diabetic Clinic at Hospital Melaka. Serum Mg test was added to the routine investigations of all patients with diabetes who participated. Results: Prevalence of hypomagnesaemia was 21.5. There was a significant difference in age, duration of T2DM and diabetic complications that include retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular accident as well as all laboratory parameters except high-density lipoprotein cholesterol between the hypomagnesaemia and normomagnesaemia groups. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose and duration of diabetes independently predicted serum Mg levels in T2DM patients. Conclusion: These find- ings support the use of serum Mg as an indirect biomarker of glycaemic control in T2DM patients, whereby hypomagnesaemia indicates poor control.
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spelling upm-1103932025-05-14T07:52:12Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110393/ The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia Hashim, Nurul Hidayah C. Thambiah, Subashini Masiman, Ana Daliela Samsuddin, Intan Nureslyna Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin Osman, Malina Lai, Yin Ye Introduction: Magnesium (Mg) has an important role in glucose metabolism and acts as a cofactor for many enzymatic reactions. However, Mg deficiency frequently goes unnoticed. The aim of this study was to determine the association between serum Mg and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Methods: A cross-sectional study was done among T2DM patients who were followed-up at the Diabetic Clinic at Hospital Melaka. Serum Mg test was added to the routine investigations of all patients with diabetes who participated. Results: Prevalence of hypomagnesaemia was 21.5. There was a significant difference in age, duration of T2DM and diabetic complications that include retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular accident as well as all laboratory parameters except high-density lipoprotein cholesterol between the hypomagnesaemia and normomagnesaemia groups. Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c), fasting plasma glucose and duration of diabetes independently predicted serum Mg levels in T2DM patients. Conclusion: These find- ings support the use of serum Mg as an indirect biomarker of glycaemic control in T2DM patients, whereby hypomagnesaemia indicates poor control. Fakulti Perubatan dan Sains Kesihatan, UPM 2023 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110393/1/110393.pdf Hashim, Nurul Hidayah and C. Thambiah, Subashini and Masiman, Ana Daliela and Samsuddin, Intan Nureslyna and Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin and Osman, Malina and Lai, Yin Ye (2023) The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia. Malaysian Journal of Medicine and Health Sciences, 19 (suppl.16). pp. 29-36. ISSN 2636-9346 https://medic.upm.edu.my/jurnal_kami/volume_19_2023/mjmhs_vol19_supp_16_december_2023-77004 10.47836/mjmhs.19.s16.5
spellingShingle Hashim, Nurul Hidayah
C. Thambiah, Subashini
Masiman, Ana Daliela
Samsuddin, Intan Nureslyna
Zahari Sham, Siti Yazmin
Osman, Malina
Lai, Yin Ye
The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_full The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_fullStr The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_short The association between serum magnesium and type 2 Diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in Malaysia
title_sort association between serum magnesium and type 2 diabetes mellitus in adult patients at a tertiary hospital in malaysia
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/110393/
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