Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study

Low magnesium intake has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in several studies conducted in high-income countries. However, very few studies have been performed in Africa, where many countries have a growing rate of T2DM. We conducted a pilot cross-...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales:	Helena J. Bentil, Alyssa M. Abreu, Seth Adu-Afarwuah, Joseph S. Rossi, Alison Tovar, Brietta M. Oaks
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	magnesium diabetes nutrition transition women of reproductive age Ghana Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/ba6c4e98991f49cfac5befc975d0cf73
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:ba6c4e98991f49cfac5befc975d0cf73
record_format	dspace
spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:ba6c4e98991f49cfac5befc975d0cf732021-11-25T18:37:04ZAssociation between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study10.3390/nu131141412072-6643https://doaj.org/article/ba6c4e98991f49cfac5befc975d0cf732021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2072-6643/13/11/4141https://doaj.org/toc/2072-6643Low magnesium intake has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in several studies conducted in high-income countries. However, very few studies have been performed in Africa, where many countries have a growing rate of T2DM. We conducted a pilot cross-sectional study among 63 women in Ghana to investigate the association between magnesium intake and glycemic markers. We assessed dietary magnesium using a food frequency questionnaire and glycemic markers using fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Our findings showed that the mean magnesium intake was 200 ± 116 mg/day. The prevalence of T2DM was 5% by measuring fasting blood glucose and 8% by measuring HbA1c. Unadjusted linear regression models revealed that higher magnesium intake significantly predicted higher fasting blood glucose levels (β = 0.31; 95% CI: 0.07, 0.55; <i>p</i> = 0.01) and HbA1c levels (β = 0.26; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.51; <i>p</i> = 0.04). In adjusted analyses, magnesium intake was no longer significantly associated with either fasting blood glucose levels (β = 0.22; 95% CI: −0.03, 0.46; <i>p</i> = 0.08) or HbA1c levels (β = 0.15; 95% CI: −0.08, 0.39; <i>p</i> = 0.20). In conclusion, our study did not show a significant association between magnesium intake and glycemic markers in women of reproductive age in Ghana. The results of this study need to be further substantiated because this was the first study to examine magnesium intake and glycemic markers in this population in Africa.Helena J. BentilAlyssa M. AbreuSeth Adu-AfarwuahJoseph S. RossiAlison TovarBrietta M. OaksMDPI AGarticlemagnesiumdiabetesnutrition transitionwomen of reproductive ageGhanaNutrition. Foods and food supplyTX341-641ENNutrients, Vol 13, Iss 4141, p 4141 (2021)
institution	DOAJ
collection	DOAJ
language	EN
topic	magnesium diabetes nutrition transition women of reproductive age Ghana Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641
spellingShingle	magnesium diabetes nutrition transition women of reproductive age Ghana Nutrition. Foods and food supply TX341-641 Helena J. Bentil Alyssa M. Abreu Seth Adu-Afarwuah Joseph S. Rossi Alison Tovar Brietta M. Oaks Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study
description	Low magnesium intake has been shown to be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in several studies conducted in high-income countries. However, very few studies have been performed in Africa, where many countries have a growing rate of T2DM. We conducted a pilot cross-sectional study among 63 women in Ghana to investigate the association between magnesium intake and glycemic markers. We assessed dietary magnesium using a food frequency questionnaire and glycemic markers using fasting blood glucose and glycated hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c). Our findings showed that the mean magnesium intake was 200 ± 116 mg/day. The prevalence of T2DM was 5% by measuring fasting blood glucose and 8% by measuring HbA1c. Unadjusted linear regression models revealed that higher magnesium intake significantly predicted higher fasting blood glucose levels (β = 0.31; 95% CI: 0.07, 0.55; <i>p</i> = 0.01) and HbA1c levels (β = 0.26; 95% CI: 0.01, 0.51; <i>p</i> = 0.04). In adjusted analyses, magnesium intake was no longer significantly associated with either fasting blood glucose levels (β = 0.22; 95% CI: −0.03, 0.46; <i>p</i> = 0.08) or HbA1c levels (β = 0.15; 95% CI: −0.08, 0.39; <i>p</i> = 0.20). In conclusion, our study did not show a significant association between magnesium intake and glycemic markers in women of reproductive age in Ghana. The results of this study need to be further substantiated because this was the first study to examine magnesium intake and glycemic markers in this population in Africa.
format	article
author	Helena J. Bentil Alyssa M. Abreu Seth Adu-Afarwuah Joseph S. Rossi Alison Tovar Brietta M. Oaks
author_facet	Helena J. Bentil Alyssa M. Abreu Seth Adu-Afarwuah Joseph S. Rossi Alison Tovar Brietta M. Oaks
author_sort	Helena J. Bentil
title	Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study
title_short	Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study
title_full	Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study
title_fullStr	Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed	Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort	association between dietary magnesium intake and glycemic markers in ghanaian women of reproductive age: a pilot cross-sectional study
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/ba6c4e98991f49cfac5befc975d0cf73
work_keys_str_mv	AT helenajbentil associationbetweendietarymagnesiumintakeandglycemicmarkersinghanaianwomenofreproductiveageapilotcrosssectionalstudy AT alyssamabreu associationbetweendietarymagnesiumintakeandglycemicmarkersinghanaianwomenofreproductiveageapilotcrosssectionalstudy AT sethaduafarwuah associationbetweendietarymagnesiumintakeandglycemicmarkersinghanaianwomenofreproductiveageapilotcrosssectionalstudy AT josephsrossi associationbetweendietarymagnesiumintakeandglycemicmarkersinghanaianwomenofreproductiveageapilotcrosssectionalstudy AT alisontovar associationbetweendietarymagnesiumintakeandglycemicmarkersinghanaianwomenofreproductiveageapilotcrosssectionalstudy AT briettamoaks associationbetweendietarymagnesiumintakeandglycemicmarkersinghanaianwomenofreproductiveageapilotcrosssectionalstudy
_version_	1718410917249548288

Association between Dietary Magnesium Intake and Glycemic Markers in Ghanaian Women of Reproductive Age: A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study

Ejemplares similares