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Retrospective interrogation of laboratory computer databases at 4 centres between 1st October 2018 to 31st March 2019 provided results from patients in whom serum CRP and albumin had been measured together with serum magnesium concentrations. Analyte results were categorized into groups according to CRP and albumin. Patients (n\u2009=\u20099,624) were grouped according to serum magnesium concentrations: within normal range (0.75\u20131.10 mmol\/L) (n\u2009=\u20096,313) (65%), low (&lt;\u20090.75 mmol\/L) (n\u2009=\u20093,152) (33%), or high (&gt;\u20091.10) (n\u2009=\u2009159) (2%). In those patients with a serum magnesium concentration below the normal range and a normal CRP, median serum magnesium concentrations were 0.70 (0.65\u20130.72) mmol\/L, 0.68 (0.60\u20130.71) mmol\/L, and 0.67 (0.59\u20130.72) mmol\/L in patients with serum albumin concentrations\u2009\u2265\u200935\u00a0g\/L, 25- &lt;35, and &lt;\u200925\u00a0g\/L respectively. This represents a 4.2% change in serum magnesium concentrations among patients within the low serum magnesium group between mild inflammation and severe inflammation categories (p\u2009=\u20090.086). In those patients with a normal serum albumin concentration who were within the low serum magnesium category, serum magnesium concentrations were 0.70 (0.65\u20130.72) mmol\/L, 0.69 (0.63\u20130.72) mmol\/L, and 0.68 (0.63\u20130.71) mmol\/L for CRP concentrations\u2009&lt;\u200910\u00a0mg\/dL, 11\u201379\u00a0mg\/dL and &gt;\u200980\u00a0mg\/dL respectively. This represents a 2.9% change in serum magnesium concentrations for patients with normal serum albumin concentration between mild \u2013 severe inflammation (p\u2009=\u20090.109). Across a large, real-world clinical population, serum magnesium concentrations demonstrated limited variation in relation to the magnitude of the systemic inflammatory response and serum albumin concentration. 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