Normal values for serum, ultrafilterable and intraerythrocytic magnesium in children

Citation
N. De Lucas et al., Normal values for serum, ultrafilterable and intraerythrocytic magnesium in children, MAGNES RES, 13(2), 2000, pp. 103-110
Citations number
25
Language
INGLESE
art.tipo
Article
Categorie Soggetti
Biochemistry & Biophysics
Journal title
MAGNESIUM RESEARCH
ISSN journal
0953-1424 → ACNP
Volume
13
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
103 - 110
Database
ISI
SICI code
0953-1424(200006)13:2<103:NVFSUA>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Serum magnesium (MgS), levels were determined in 137 children age range 2 m onths to 16 years. Ultrafilterable magnesium (MgU) and intraerythrocytic ma gnesium (MgI) concentrations were determined in 37 of these children. MgS w as 0.83 +/- 0.1 mmol/L (range 0.66-1.36 mmol/L), with no differences betwee n sexes. Children under 2 years had higher MgS levels (0.92 +/- 0.13 mmol/L ) than children over 2 years (0.81 +/- 0.08 mmol/L; p<.001). Mean MgU was 0 .60 +/- 0.07 mmol/L (range 0.50-0.87 mmol/L), with no differences between s exes. Mean MgI in children was 2.58 +/-: 0.33 mmol/L (range 2.06-3.6 mmol/L ), with no differences between sexes. MgS correlated with MgU, age, theoret ical growth rate, and serum calcium, phosphorus and alkaline phosphatase; M gU correlated with MgI, age, theoretical growth rate, and serum phosphorus. MgS concentration was higher in children under 2 years than in children ov er 2 years. In healthy children, MgS concentration correlated with MgU, and MgU correlated with MgI, but MgS and MgI showed no correlation.