Abstract: | Objective To investigate the effects or magneslum metabollsm and other positive ions in pathogenesis of essential hypertension(EH) patients with insulin resistanceI1R). Methods The levels of Na , K , Ca2 , Mg2 in erythrocyte and 24-hour urine samples were observed in 47 EH patients aud in 3o subjects with normal blood pressure. insulin sensitivity index was used to evaluate tke insulin sensitivity. Results in EH patients, the levels of K and Mg2 in erythrocyte declined, but the levels or Na and Ca2 in erythrocyte increased, and the 24-hour urinary excretion of Mg2 reduced as compared to the subjects with normal blood pressure (P
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