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Dose-response relationship between lower serum magnesium level and higher prevalence of knee chondrocalcinosis
- Source :
- Arthritis Research & Therapy, Vol 19, Iss 1, Pp 1-12 (2017)
- Publication Year :
- 2017
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2017.
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Abstract
- Abstract Background The aim was to assess serum magnesium levels in relation to prevalence of knee chondrocalcinosis in two population-based Chinese studies. Methods Data included in this analysis consisted of two population-based cross-sectional studies, i.e., the Xiangya Hospital Health Management Center Study and the Xiangya Osteoarthritis (XO) Study I. A bilateral knee anteroposterior radiograph was obtained from each subject. Radiographic knee chondrocalcinosis was present if there was definite linear cartilage calcification. Serum magnesium concentration was measured using the chemiluminescence method. We examined the relation of serum magnesium levels to prevalence of knee chondrocalcinosis using generalized estimating equations. Results The prevalence of knee chondrocalcinosis was 1.4% in the Xiangya Hospital Health Management Center Study (n = 12,631). Compared with the lowest tertile, the age, sex and body mass index (BMI)-adjusted odds ratios (ORs) of chondrocalcinosis were 0.59 (95% CI 0.40–0.87) and 0.49 (95% CI 0.33–0.72) in the second and the third tertiles of serum magnesium, respectively (P for trend
- Subjects :
- Chondrocalcinosis
Magnesium
Knee
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system
RC925-935
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 14786362
- Volume :
- 19
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Arthritis Research & Therapy
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.5195502fca349d5bac81f38e626d173
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-017-1450-6