1Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, KAPV Govt. Medical College, Trichy
2Retd. Professor and Head of the Department, Department of Physiology, Kilpauk Medical College
*Corresponding author: Dr. A Gayatri, M.D., Address: Department of Physiology, KAPV Govt. Medical College, Trichy Mobile no: 9940723844 E-Mail ID: gayatriannamalai@gmail.com
Online published on 11 February, 2016.
To evaluate serum magnesium levels in patients with type-2 diabetes and its association with BMI and duration of diseases.
This study was carried out in the Department of Diabetology, Kilpauk Medical College on sixty type II diabetes patients without diabetic complications. Based on the duration of disease, diabetic patients were divided into Group-A (5 to 10 years of diabetic disease), Group-B (11 to 15 years) and Group-C (more than 15 years). Serum magnesium estimation was done by Colorimetric method with Chlorophosphonazo III in Hi-tech diagnostics, Chennai.
The different parameters were analysed using ANOVA and Pearson correlation coefficient test. On comparing serum magnesium levels with BMI and duration of diabetes, the serum magnesium level decreases as the BMI and duration of diabetes increases.
Diabetes Mellitus, Serum magnesium, Body mass index
