Abstract Title:

Lower serum magnesium concentration is associated with diabetes, insulin resistance, and obesity in South Asian and white Canadian women but not men.

Abstract Source:

Food Nutr Res. 2015 ;59:25974. Epub 2015 May 5. PMID: 25947295

Abstract Author(s):

Jesse Bertinato, Chao Wu Xiao, W M Nimal Ratnayake, Lois Fernandez, Christopher Lavergne, Carla Wood, Eleonora Swist

Article Affiliation:

Jesse Bertinato

Abstract:

BACKGROUND: A large proportion of adults in North America are not meeting recommended intakes for magnesium (Mg). Women and people of South Asian race may be at higher risk for Mg deficiency because of lower Mg intakes relative to requirements and increased susceptibility to diabetes, respectively.

OBJECTIVE: This study compared serum Mg concentrations in South Asian (n=276) and white (n=315) Canadian women and men aged 20-79 years living in Canada's Capital Region and examined the relationship with diabetes, glucose control, insulin resistance, and body mass index.

RESULTS: Serum Mg concentration was lower in women of both races and South Asians of both genders. Racial differences in serum Mg were not significant after controlling for use of diabetes medication. A substantial proportion of South Asian (18%) and white (9%) women had serum Mg<0.75 mmol/L indicating hypomagnesemia. Use of diabetes medication and indicators of poorer glucose control, insulin resistance, and obesity were associated with lower serum Mg in women, but not in men.

CONCLUSIONS: These results suggest that the higher incidence of diabetes in South Asians increases their risk for Mg deficiency and that health conditions that increase Mg requirements have a greater effect on Mg status in women than men.

Study Type : Human Study

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