Assesment of Serum Magnesium and Urate In Healthy Sudanese Pregnant Women

Abstract

A cross –sectional study conducted during the period from February to July 2011 , compared serum levels of magnesium and urate of 50 healthy pregnant women (as a test group ) and 30 apparently healthy non –pregnant volunteers (as a control group ) . All were from Khartoum state . The test group and the control group were matched for age . The serum levels of magnesium and urate were measured using a spectrophotometer and commercial Kits from Bio system and Sry Bio Company . The mean of the serum magnesium was significantly reduced in the test group when compared to the control group , where as serum urate was significantly raised in the test group . Serum magnesium showed a significant strong positive correlation with the duration of pregnancy ,while serum urate showed a weak insignificant correlation with the duration of pregnancy . From this study , it is concluded that ; pregnancy is associated with significant reduction in serum magnesium that correlates strongly with the duration of pregnancy and serum urate is significantly raised during ‫‪pregnancy and correlates weakly with the duration of‬‬ ‫. ‪pregnancy‬‬