Hygiena 2024, 69(3):93-96 | DOI: 10.21101/hygiena.a1858

The content of Ca and Mg in drinking water and its impact on the arterial stiffness of inhabitants of Slovak population

Stanislav Rapant1, Veronika Cvečková2, Patrik Čermák1
1 Univerzita Komenského v Bratislave, Prírodovedecká fakulta, Katedra geochémie, Bratislava, Slovenská republika
2 Štátny geologický ústav Dionýza Štúra, Bratislava, Slovenská republika

Arterial stiffness is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular diseases (CVD), which are the most common cause of death in developed countries. Based on measurements of arterial stiffness in inhabitants supplied with soft drinking water (100 respondents) and hard drinking water (100 respondents), a significant difference in pulse wave velocity (PWVao), arterial age, and the difference between arterial and actual age (Δ age) was found. In the respondents consuming soft drinking water, PWVao was 1.9 m.s-1 higher, arterial age was 23 years higher, and Δ age was 14.5 years higher. The respondents originally consuming soft drinking water, had the content of Ca and Mg in their water increased by approximately 10-15 mg.l-1. After 18 months of consuming enriched drinking water with increased Ca and Mg content, PWVao in the respondents originally consuming soft drinking water decreased by 0.93 m.s-1, arterial age decreased by 10.42 years, and Δ age decreased by 11.79 years. Their risk of developing CVD thus decreased significantly.

Keywords: drinking water, calcium, magnesium, arterial stiffness, cardiovascular diseases

Received: April 2024; Accepted: June 20, 2024; Published: September 30, 2024  Show citation

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Rapant S, Cvečková V, Čermák P. The content of Ca and Mg in drinking water and its impact on the arterial stiffness of inhabitants of Slovak population. Hygiena. 2024;69(3):93-96. doi: 10.21101/hygiena.a1858.
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