A STUDY OF SERUM CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM LEVELS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION

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D. P. S. R. P. S. S. A. S. Bhupendra Ratre, Pranav Raghuwanshi, “A STUDY OF SERUM CALCIUM AND MAGNESIUM LEVELS IN ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION”, ijmhs, vol. 3, no. 3, Oct. 2013.
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Abstract

Aim: To study the serum levels of calcium and magnesium in patients of
essential hypertension and their correlation with essential hypertension.
Material and Method: The present study was a cross sectional study which
was carried out at L. N. Medical College & Associated J. K. Hospital Bhopal in a
span of 1 year. 50 hypertensives and 50 normotensive subjects were selected
from medicine O.P.D, and their serum calcium and magnesium levels were
estimated.
Statistical Analysis- by Z- test.
Observation- Serum magnesium level was significantly higher in elderly
hypertensive's than younger hypetensives. Serum magnesium levels was low
in female hypertensives as compared to female control group.(p<0.02)
Significantly lower mean serum calcium was found in hypertensive than
normotensive controls in age group <59, while in age group ≥60 years mean
serum calcium was found to be higher in hypertensive than normotensive
controls. Low serum calcium level was found in male hypertensive than female
hypertensive patients.
Conclusion: Serum magnesium was significantly higher in elderly
hypertensive then younger hypertensives. Serum calcium level of
hypetensives and normotensives of different age groups was found to be
variable. Mean serum calcium level in the age group ≥ 60 years was
significantly higher in hypertensives that normotensives while in the age
group ≤ 59 years mean, serum calcium was significantly lower in
hypertensives compared to normotensives (P value <0.02 that is significant).

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