Abstract

Background & Method: The aim of the study is to asses Serum Levels of Magnesium, Copper, Zinc and Iron in Patients with Essential Hypertension. The patients were compared with 50 normal age & sex matched controls. Patients with diabetes mellitus, thyroid disorders and any other chronic diseases and those who are on vitamin or mineral supplements, steroids were excluded from the study besides the patients who did not give voluntary consent & patients less than 25 and more than 65 years. Result: The serum levels of copper and zinc in the hypertensives show that they were statistically significantly elevated; serum magnesium and iron levels were statistically significantly decreased in hypertensives when compared to the normotensives. Conclusion: Our study concluded that the serum levels of magnesium and iron were significantly decreased in hypertensive individuals when compared to their normal counterparts. The serum levels of copper and zinc and the systolic as well diastolic blood pressure was found on the higher side in hypertensive subjects than their normal aged matched controls. Further large scale multi-centric population studies are essential to establish the role of various trace elements in hypertensive and normotensive individuals.

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