1. Prevalence, clinical characteristics, and health outcomes of dysmagnesemia measured by ionized and total body concentrations among medically hospitalized patients
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Abdullah M. Al Alawi, Zahra Al Shukri, Salim Al-Busaidi, Qasim Al-Maamari, Masood Al Thihli, Amal Al Sharji, Ramia Al Balushi, Dawood Al Amri, Henrik Falhammar, and Juhaina Salim Al-Maqbali
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Ionized magnesium ,Total magnesium ,Hypomagnesemia ,Hypermagnesemia ,Hospitalization ,Mortality ,Medicine ,Science - Abstract
Abstract Ionized Mg (iMg) may offer a more reliable indicator of Mg status during acute illness than total Mg (tMg) concentrations. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of dysmagnesemia and their relationship using iMg and tMg. The clinical and biochemical characteristics as well as health outcomes and their association with iMg and tMg were also assessed. A prospective study including all eligible adult patients (≥18 years) who were hospitalized in the General Internal Medicine unit at Sultan Qaboos University Hospital (SQUH) for 3.5 months in 2023. The iMg and tMg concentrations were collected on all at the admission. In total 500 patients were included (females 49.2%) with a median age of 64.5 years (IQR: 48-77). The prevalence of hypomagnesemia and hypermagnesemia by iMg concentrations was 3.4% and 26.6%, respectively, while by tMg concentrations 13.2% and 11.0%, respectively. The agreement between both measurements was strong (r=0.665, p
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- 2024
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