Prevalence of Hypomagnesemia in Hypokalemic Patients Admitted to Ghaem Hospital, Mashhad, in 2022

Document Type : Original article

Authors

1 Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

2 Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran

3 Assistant Professor of Health Information Technology Department, Varestegan Medical Sciences Higher Education Center, Mashhad, Iran

10.22038/nnj.2025.82740.1461

Abstract

Background and Aims: Potassium plays a key role in maintaining normal cell function. Hypokalemia, which is a serum potassium concentration of less than 3.5 milliequivalents per liter, has various causes, one of which is hypomagnesemia. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of hypomagnesemia with simultaneous serum hypokalemia in patients hospitalized in Ghaem Hospital.
Materials and Methods: This study was designed as a cross-sectional-analytical study. Patients hospitalized in Ghaem Hospital in 1402 (A.D.) who had hypokalemia below 3 milliequivalents per liter and were over 16 years of age were included in the study as available. Then, they were asked for their serum magnesium levels, and if they had hypomagnesemia, they were included in the study. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 26 statistical software and descriptive statistics (mean, percentage, and frequency) and Spearman correlation.
Results: The number of subjects studied was 1768, who were selected through a convenient and purposeful method. Of these, 936 (52.9%) were women and the mean age of the patients was 59.54 years. The mean serum potassium and magnesium of the patients were 2.97 and 1.96, respectively. In examining the relationship between age and gender with the incidence of hypokalemia, no significant relationship was found (p-value > 0.05). In examining the relationship between hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia, it was shown that hypomagnesemia has a direct relationship with hypokalemia and their relationship is significant (p-value < 0.001).
Conclusion: The results of this study showed that paying attention to hypomagnesemia in patients with hypokalemia is very important because there is a direct relationship between the simultaneous occurrence of hypomagnesemia and hypokalemia, and hypomagnesemia can also increase the incidence of hypokalemia in patients with electrolyte disorders.

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Volume 27, Issue 91
December 2024
Pages 44-52

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