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Table 4 Relation between magnesium level and laboratory data among proteinuric group

From: Prevalence, risk factors and impact of proteinuria-associated hypomagnesemia in chronic kidney disease patients: cross-sectional study

Parameter

Proteinuric group

Test

Hypomagnesemia

Normal magnesium level

χ2/t

P

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Hemoglobin (g/dL)

10.4 ± 0.8

10.91 ± 0.77

−2.07

0.044*

CRP¥

48 (24–120)

12 (6–96)

−4.561

<0.001**

Hyponatremia n (%)

5 (35.7%)

3 (8.3%)

Fisher

0.030*

Hypokalemia n (%)

8 (57.1%)

9 (25.0%)

4.641

0.031*

Hypocalcemia n (%)

6 (42.9%)

21 (58.3%)

0.972

0.324

Hyperphosphatemia

5 (25.7%)

12 (33.3%)

0.025

0.873

PTH¥

120 (55–128)

96.5 (55–170)

−1.806

0.071

Creatinine

2.47 ± 0.79

2.74 ± 0.73

−1.137

0.261

eGFR¥

26.1 (15.2–46.7)

23.05 (10.3–56.5)

−0.897

0.37

Total cholesterol

226.57 ± 29.7

218.53 ± 63.17

0.61

0.545

Albumin

3.12 ± 0.42

3.53 ± 0.46

−2.944

0.005*

UACR¥

2071 (450–5000)

812 (25–6350)

−8.577

<0.001**

  1. ¥ Mann Whitney test, t independent sample t test
  2. *P<0.05 is statistically significant
  3. **P≤0.001 is statistically highly significant