Serum Magnesium and Vitamin D Levels as Indicators of Asthma Severity

Table 5

Prevalence of hypomagnesemia and hypovitaminosis D in the different grades of asthma severity.

Grades of asthma	Hypomagnesemia (<1.7 mg/dL)	Hypovitaminosis D		Both (hypomagnesemia + vitamin D deficiency)
		Deficiency	Insufficiency
Mild ()	5 (14.3%)	3 (21.4%)	14 (100%)	1 (7.1%)
Moderate ()	13 (48.1%)	16 (59.2%)	27 (100%)	10 (37%)
Severe ()	13 (68.4%)	19 (100%)	19 (100%)	13 (68.4%)
Total (60)	31 (51.7%)	38 (63.3%)	60 (100%)	24 (40%)