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. 2014 Apr;45(4):1148-50.
doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.113.004032. Epub 2014 Feb 11.

Intakes of potassium, magnesium, and calcium and risk of stroke

Ivonne Sluijs  1 , Sebastien Czernichow, Joline W J Beulens, Jolanda M A Boer, Yvonne T van der Schouw, W Monique M Verschuren, Diederick E Grobbee
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Intakes of potassium, magnesium, and calcium and risk of stroke

Ivonne Sluijs et al. Stroke. 2014 Apr.

Abstract

Background and purpose: We aimed to investigate the associations of dietary and total potassium, magnesium, and calcium intakes with stroke occurrence.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted among 36 094 participants aged 21 to 70 years. Dietary intake was assessed with a food frequency questionnaire.

Results: During 12 years of follow-up, 631 strokes occurred. After adjustment for confounders, magnesium intake was associated with reduced stroke risk (hazard ratio [95% confidence interval] per 100 mg/d, 0.80 [0.67-0.97] dietary magnesium; 0.78 [0.65-0.93] total magnesium). Potassium and calcium intakes were not associated with stroke.

Conclusions: This study supports an association between high magnesium intake and a reduced stroke risk.

Keywords: calcium; magnesium; potassium; stroke.

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