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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population according to diabetic status

From: Association among dietary magnesium, serum magnesium, and diabetes: a cross-sectional study in middle-aged and older adults

 

Diabetic status

P

Diabetes population

Non-diabetes population

Age

53.92 ± 6.74

52.06 ± 7.26

0.00

Sex (% female)

29.6

44.7

0.00

BMI (kg/m2)

26.06 ± 3.06

24.52 ± 3.21

0.00

Educational level (% with or above high school background)

49.0

48.4

0.85

Activity level (h/day)

1.91 ± 3.22

1.90 ± 3.19

0.82

Hypertension (%)

55.8

30.5

0.00

Alcohol using (%)

39.1

37.2

0.52

Smoking (%)

33.3

24.5

0.00

Nutritional supplementation (%)

29.3

33.9

0.11

Energy intake (kcal/day)

1748.72 ± 952.40

1609.35 ± 715.23

0.04

Fiber intake (g/day)

19.81 ± 20.78

18.16 ± 12.66

0.48

Mg intake (mg/day)

410.43 ± 275.10

374.56 ± 197.48

0.05

Ca intake(mg/day)

560.81 ± 551.12

494.42 ± 292.43

0.18

Zn intake (mg/day)

20.96 ± 8.26

19.71 ± 6.40

0.02

Fe intake (mg/day)

33.60 ± 29.27

30.54 ± 16.29

0.07

Serum Mg (mmol/L)

0.89 ± 0.08

0.92 ± 0.07

0.00

Serum TG (mmol/L)

2.79 ± 2.50

1.88 ± 17.71

0.00

Serum LDL (mmol/L)

2.89 ± 1.00

2.95 ± 0.93

0.49

Serum HDL (mmol/L)

1.34 ± 0.34

1.54 ± 0.38

0.00

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation, unless otherwise indicated. P values are for the test of difference between the diabetes population and non-diabetes population
  2. BMI body mass index, Mg magnesium, Ca calcium, Zn zinc, Fe iron, TG triglyceride, HDL high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein cholesterol