title: Magnesium status and excretion in age-matched subjects with normal and elevated blood pressures.
abstract: Plasma, erythrocyte, and leucocyte magnesium (Mg) concentration, as well as urinary Mg, calcium (Ca), and phosphorus (P) excretion were determined in male subjects with elevated diastolic blood pressure (DBP) > 90 mmHg. These parameters were compared to those in normotensive age-matched (DBP < 85 mmHg) and drug-treated hypertensive subjects. Mg and Ca were determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy and P was determined by a colorimetric method. Urinary excretion was expressed in terms of creatinine (Cr) excretion. There were no significant differences in plasma, erythrocyte, or leucocyte Mg concentrations. Both urinary Ca and Mg were significantly decreased in the group with elevated blood pressure (BP) and the drug-treated group compared to the normotensive group. Urinary P was elevated in the drug-treated hypertensive group. Of all the variables studied, urinary Mg was the only one that was significantly inversely correlated with both systolic (SBP) and DBP. These data suggest that decreased urinary Mg, which may be indicative of a decreased Mg intake, is associated with hypertension.
authors.affiliation: Nutrition Research Division, Health and Welfare Canada, Ottawa, Ontario.
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Belonje
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giroux
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001794:Blood Pressure; D002118:Calcium / Q000652:urine; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D007962:Leukocytes / Q000737:chemistry; D008274:Magnesium / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010758:Phosphorus / Q000652:urine; D012044:Regression Analysis
chemical_list: D010758:Phosphorus; D008274:Magnesium; D002118:Calcium