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Magnesium Intake and Self‐Reported Health in Pregnant Women
Author(s) -
Vance Chardonnay Julia,
Killilea David W.,
Ames Bruce N.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
the faseb journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.709
H-Index - 277
eISSN - 1530-6860
pISSN - 0892-6638
DOI - 10.1096/fasebj.24.1_supplement.561.14
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , micronutrient , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , gestational diabetes , odds ratio , cooking oil , gestation , obstetrics , physiology , environmental health , endocrinology , biology , biochemistry , genetics , pathology , biodiesel , catalysis
Low magnesium (Mg) intake may contribute to diseases of pregnancy such as pre‐eclampsia and gestational diabetes. Reports on plasma Mg levels and diseases risk have been mixed: plasma Mg is known to be a poor indicator of overall Mg status. Erythrocyte Mg, both intra‐cellular and intra‐membrane, has been shown to be lower in diseased compared to healthy pregnancies. Studies linking Mg intake to risk of diseases of pregnancy have been inconclusive. We studied if Mg intakes correlate with self‐reported health in women in the US using the NHANES 1999–2004 dataset (6633 women, 15–54 yrs old). We estimated how many women consume 60% of all women aged 15–54 consume