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To determine the relationship between low magnesium status and lipids,
we divided 27 patients with microscopic hematuria and normal renal fu
nction into two groups according to magnesium retention, as measured b
y a magnesium-loading test, and compared their serum lipid and apolipo
proteins. Patients with low magnesium status (n = 7) had significantly
lower levels of cholesterol, HDL cholesterol, and apolipoprotein A-1
than those with normal magnesium status (n = 20); however, there were
no significant differences between the groups in serum concentrations
of magnesium and apolipoprotein B. These data suggest that magnesium d
eficiencies are associated with low serum concentration of HDL cholest
erol and apolipoprotein A-1.