Authors: Simental-Mendía LE, Rodríguez-Morán M, Guerrero-Romero F
Citation: Arch. Med. Res. 2014 May;45(4):325-30
PMID : 24814039, Journal: Arch. Med. Res., 45, 4
Date created: 2014-06-13
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: It has been suggested that magnesium deficiency is associated with the triggering of acute phase response, which may contribute to type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease risk. We undertook this study to determine whether oral magnesium supplementation modifies serum levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) in apparently healthy subjects with prediabetes and hypomagnesemia.
METHODS: A total of 62 men and non-pregnant women aged 18-65 year, with new diagnosis of prediabetes (glucose 5.6
RESULTS: At basal conditions, anthropometric and biochemical variables were similarly distributed in both groups. At the end of follow-up, participants who received magnesium chloride showed higher serum magnesium levels (0.86 ± 0.08 vs. 0.69 ± 0.16 mmol/L, p = 0.002) and lower hsCRP levels (4.8 ± 15.2 vs. 17.1 ± 21.0 nmol/L, p = 0.01) compared with participants in the control group.
CONCLUSIONS: Oral magnesium supplementation decreases hsCRP levels in apparently healthy subjects with prediabetes and hypomagnesemia.