Assessment of plasma Levels of Calcium, Magnesium and Phosphate in Healthy Pregnant Sudanese Women, in Khartoum State

Abstract

Cross-sectional study conducted in Khartoum state in Al-Saudi hospital during the period from February to June 2011. In this study 53 apparently healthy pregnant Sudanese woman as a test group and 38 apparently healthy non- pregnant Sudanese women as a control group were included in this study. A blood sample was taken from each participant, for measuring the plasma levels of calcium, magnesium and phosphate using A15 autoanalzer and reagents from Bio System Company. The data was analyzed using SPSS computer program. The means of the plasma levels of Calcium and Magnesium were significantly Reduced in the pregnant group when compared with the control group (p=0.001). In contrast there is no significant difference between the means of plasma phosphate levels of the pregnant group and the control group. In the pregnant group, the lowest mean for plasma calcium was found to be in the third trimester and for plasma magnesium was found to be in the second trimester.