title: The regional association of rising type 2 diabetes incidence with magnesium in drinking water among young adults.
abstract: The incidence of type 2 diabetes is increasing among Finnish young adults. A slightly increased risk in men was found in the north-east and western part of the country. The higher risk areas in women were found in the western coastal area and in eastern Finland. The present register-based study aimed to evaluate the regional association of the incidence of type 2 diabetes among young adults with the concentration of magnesium in local ground water. The association was evaluated using Bayesian modeling of geo-referenced data aggregated into a regular 10 km × 10 km grid cells. No marked association was found, although suggestive findings were detected for magnesium in well water and diabetes in young adult women. The results of this register-based study did not completely rule out the association of well water magnesium with the geographical variation of type 2 diabetes. The incidence of type 2 diabetes was much higher among individuals aged 40 or over. These suggestive findings indicate that the association between magnesium and type 2 diabetes would also be worth examining among individuals over 40 years of age.
authors: Geological Survey of Finland (GTK), P.O. Box 1237, Neulaniementie 5, FI-70211 Kuopio, Finland. anne.kousa@gtk.fi
authors: Anne
authors: A
authors: Kousa
authors: Niina
authors: N
authors: Puustinen
authors: Marjatta
authors: M
authors: Karvonen
authors: Elena
authors: E
authors: Moltchanova
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001499:Bayes Theorem; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000453:epidemiology*; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000032:analysis* / Q000592:standards; D005260:Female; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008274:Magnesium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D008297:Male; D012424:Rural Population; D012737:Sex Factors; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis* / Q000633:toxicity; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; D008274:Magnesium