TY - JOUR AU - Shah, Naveed Ahmed AU - Amir, Muhammad AU - Noreen, Lubna AU - Shah, Jamil Ahmed AU - Habib, Rubina AU - Khan, Naveed AU - Nadeem, Yasser PY - 2018/08/31 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - SERUM MAGNESIUM LEVELS IN DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: Diabetic Retinopathy JF - Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal JA - PAFMJ VL - 68 IS - 4 SE - Original Articles DO - UR - https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/22 SP - 740-44 AB - <p><strong>Objective:</strong>&nbsp;To determine the serum magnesium levels in patients with diabetic retinopathy.<br><strong>Study Design:&nbsp;</strong>Descriptive cross sectional study.<br><strong>Place and Duration of Study:</strong>&nbsp;Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital Lahore, Six months from Nov 2014 to May 2015.<br><strong>Patients and Methods:&nbsp;</strong>A total of 50 cases of type 2 Diabetes Mellitus were included in the study. Serum magnesium levels, fasting blood sugar and HbA1c were recorded in all patients. Retinopathy was confirmed by direct Ophthalmoscopy.<br><strong>Results:</strong>&nbsp;In our study, out of 50 cases, 30% (n=15) were between 20-40 years of age while 70% (n=35) were between 41-65 years of age. Mean ± SD was calculated as 46.12 ± 7.76 years. Forty-six percent (n=23) were males and 54% (n=27) were females. Mean fasting blood sugar was calculated as 8.06 ± 0.49 mmol/L. Mean HbA1C was calculated as 7.11± 0.30 while mean serum magnesium levels were calculated as 1.15 ± 0.15 mg/dl.<br><strong>Conclusion:</strong>&nbsp;Mean magnesium levels in patients with diabetic retinopathy were significantly lower than the magnesium levels that were taken as the reference suggesting a possible role of hypomagnesaemia in increasing the risk of retinopathy amongst patients with diabetes.</p> ER -