Solarska K, Stepniewski M, Pach J
Department of Toxicology Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland.
Przegl Lek. 1995;52(5):263-6.
Concentration of magnesium in hair was measured by atomic absorption spectrophotometry in 3 groups of persons aged 48 to 79. All the participants of the study lived at least 10 years and none of them worked in industry or commerce. Their work place was in the distance less than 10 kilometers from their dwellings. The first group comprised inhabitants of the protective zone surrounding the Steel-Mill Huta im. Sendzimira, southern Poland, regarded as one of the biggest source of air, water and soil pollution. The second group constituted inhabitants of down-town Kraków (some 15 km from the steel-mill). The third group were the inhabitants of Tokarnia village with favourable microclimate. Though the concentration of magnesium in hair was similar to the one reported by other authors, it was shown that the concentration of this cation in hair was the smallest in the inhabitants of down-town Kraków and the highest in Tokarnia. The differences were statistically significant. It is postulated that magnesium hair concentration may be an easier, cheaper and less invasive indicator of body magnesium depletion.
采用原子吸收分光光度法测定了3组年龄在48至79岁之间人群头发中的镁含量。该研究的所有参与者均居住至少10年，且无人从事工商业工作。他们的工作地点距离住所不到10公里。第一组包括波兰南部希温齐米拉钢铁厂（Huta im. Sendzimira）周边保护区的居民，该厂被视为空气、水和土壤污染的最大源头之一。第二组是克拉科夫市中心（距钢铁厂约15公里）的居民。第三组是托卡尔尼亚村（Tokarnia）气候宜人的居民。尽管头发中镁的含量与其他作者报道的相似，但研究表明，这种阳离子在头发中的含量在克拉科夫市中心居民中最低，在托卡尔尼亚村居民中最高。差异具有统计学意义。据推测，头发中镁的含量可能是一种更简便、更便宜且侵入性更小的身体镁缺乏指标。
