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ArticleBMJ open2023

Association of serum magnesium levels with acute ischaemic stroke in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a propensity score-matched case-control study.

Anisha Ibrahim, R Legha, Renju Ravi, Jeffrey Pradeep Raj, Libby Pushparajan

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Article in BMJ open, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Anisha IbrahimDepartment of Medicine, Travancore Medical College, Kollam, Kerala, India.
R LeghaDepartment of Medicine, Travancore Medical College, Kollam, Kerala, India.ORCID 0000-0002-8777-5225
Renju RaviDepartment of Pharmacology, Government Medical College Thiruvananthapuram, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.ORCID 0000-0002-9318-363X
Jeffrey Pradeep RajDivision of Clinical Pharmacology, Department of Pharmacology, Sri Ramachandra Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India jpraj.m07@gmail.com.ORCID 0000-0002-8621-6106
Libby PushparajanDepartment of Neurology, St Gregorios Medical Mission Hospital, Parumala, Kerala, India.ORCID 0000-0001-8160-3775
Government Medical College · INMission Health · USSri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMagnesium (Mg) deficiency has been found to be associated with many clinical conditions, such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), cardiovascular diseases and likewise. Studies evaluating the association between serum Mg levels and ischaemic stroke in T2DM from India are limited, and this formed the aim of this study.

methodsWe conducted a case-control study among patients with T2DM where cases had a history of acute ischaemic stroke in the preceding 2 years and controls with no such history. Data regarding sociodemographic and clinical details and laboratory parameters, including serum Mg concentration, were collected using a semistructured questionnaire. Furthermore, propensity score matching (PSM) was done to match the controls with the cases.

resultsWe enrolled a total of 200 participants (cases: 75 and controls: 125), but after PSM, 149 participants (cases: 75 and control:74) were analysed. The serum Mg concentrations were significantly low (p<0.001) among the cases (mean (SD)=1.74 (0.22)) when compared with the controls (mean (SD)=1.95 (0.13)). For every 0.1 mg/dL decrease in serum Mg concentration, the odds of ischaemic stroke increase by approximately 1.918 times (95% CI 1.272 to 2.890; p=0.002).

conclusionsThe mean Mg level in the ischaemic stroke group was significantly low compared with the no stroke group in patients with T2DM. We recommend further controlled studies to evaluate the role of Mg supplementation in the management of acute ischaemic stroke.

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Brain IschemiaDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Ischemic StrokeStrokeCase-Control StudiesHumansMagnesiumPropensity ScoreMagnesiumAdult intensive & critical careStrokeStroke medicine

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