PREVALENCE OF HYPOMAGNESEMIA N UNSELECTED GERMAN POPULATION.

PREVALENCE OF HYPOMAGNESEMIA N UNSELECTED GERMAN POPULATION OF 16,000 INDIVIDUALS.

Revista Magnesium Reserch – volume 14 – ano 2001 Número 4; páginas 283- 289.
 

Autores:

1) Heimo Franz Schimatschek – Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology of Nutrition, University of
    Hohenhein,Fruwirthstrasse 14-16, 70599 Stuttgart.

2) Ratbrecht Rempis – Kurklininik Am Huchwald der LVA Rheinland-Pfalz, 55758 Bruchweiler, Germany.

Summary:

Based on a recently proposed reference range for plasma / serum Mg with its lower limited set at 0.76 mmol Mg/L the frequency of hypomagnesaemia was evaluated in an unselected population group of about 16.000 individuals in total as well as in subgroups built according to sex, age and state of health. Hypomagnesaemia was present  in about 14.5 per cent of all persons, with generally higher frequencies in females and outpatients. In addition a slight but significant effect of age became overt. There was a continuous increase in the frequency of hypomagnesaemia until the 29^th  year of life followed by a steady state. In elderlies, especially in old ladies, highest prevalence of up to one third of this subgroup occurred. Suboptimal levels were detected in 33.7 per cent of the population under study. These data clearly demonstrate that the Mg supply of the German population needs increased attention.