Magnesium and Muscle Cramps in End Stage Renal Disease Patients on Chronic Hemodialysis

Table 1

Demographics.

Demographics	Total	Survey 1	Survey 2	value
		Cramps	Cramps
		(%)	(%)
	62	48 (77)	35 (56)	0.01
Gender
Male	36	29 (81)	19 (53)	0.01
Female	26	19 (73)	16 (62)	0.10
ESRD cause
Diabetes mellitus	26	21 (81)	14 (54)	0.03
Hypertension	10	7 (70)	3 (30)	0.07
Glomerular nephritis	7	6 (86)	5 (71)	0.51
Race
White	23	14 (61)	9 (39)	0.14
Black	19	16 (84)	15 (47)	0.67
Hispanic	13	12 (92)	7 (54)	0.02