HYPOMAGNESEMIA IN DIABETIC CHILDREN |
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| Authors: | U EWALD M GEBRE-MEDHIN T TUVEMO |
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| Institution: | Department of Paediatrics, University Hospital, Uppsala, Sweden;Institute of Nutrition, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden |
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| Abstract: | ABSTRACT. Serum concentrations of iron, copper, zinc and magnesium were determined in 27 Swedish children with well controlled diabetes without longterm diabetic complications. Thirteen of the diabetic children had age- and sex-matched healthy controls. Significantly lower serum magnesium concentrations were found in the diabetic children than in the matched healthy controls ( p <0.01). The levels of iron, copper and zinc did not differ in the diabetic children from those in the controls. A negative correlation between serum magnesium level and duration of diabetes was found ( p <0.05). This is seemingly the first report of hypomagnesemia in diabetic children. |
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| Keywords: | Diabetes mellitus children magnesium trace elements iron copper zinc serum |
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