Table 1 Baseline characteristics across categories of magnesium intake in adults of the Health Worker Cohort Study
From: Dietary magnesium intake and risk of hypertension in a Mexican adult population: a cohort study
Characteristics | Magnesium intake | Pvaluea | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
T1 (n = 459) | T2 (n = 459) | T3 (n = 460) | ||
Age (years)b | 40.7 (15.1) | 41.7 (14.7) | 41.9 (15.2) | 0.451 |
Sex (% women) | 76.0 | 76.5 | 73.2 | 0.473 |
Body mass index (kg/m2)b | 25.4 (4.1) | 25.5 (4.4) | 25.5 (4.4) | 0.583 |
Waist circumference (cm)b | 87.7 (11.1) | 88.1 (12.7) | 88.2 (12.6) | 0.433 |
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||
<110c | 35.7 | 32.9 | 35.8 | 0.748 |
110–119c | 35.5 | 34.4 | 33.0 | |
120–129c | 18.8 | 22.7 | 22.2 | |
130–139c | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | |
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | ||||
<65c | 31.6 | 27.1 | 28.3 | 0.477 |
65–74c | 39.7 | 44.4 | 39.6 | |
75–84c | 26.7 | 25.9 | 30.0 | |
85–89c | 2.0 | 2.6 | 2.1 | |
Current smokerc | 16.2 | 16.2 | 14.7 | 0.818 |
Alcohol consumption (mg/day)b | 3.9 (1.3) | 4.2 (1.3) | 4.1 (1.3) | 0.103 |
Physical activity (METs/week)b | 146.1 (66.1) | 145.6 (58.9) | 145.6 (62.1) | 0.602 |
Postmenopausal hormones (current user)c | 29.9 | 23.9 | 23.0 | 0.285 |
Multivitamin use (current user)c | 37.0 | 37.7 | 34.2 | 0.505 |
History of hyperlipidemiac | 15.0 | 13.5 | 15.8 | 0.583 |
Diabetes mellitusc | 6.0 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 0.358 |
Total caloric intake (kcal/day)b | 2,143 (148) | 2,135 (144) | 2,138 (147) | 0.675 |
Glycemic loadb | 201 (16.2) | 303 (10.1) | 464 (11.0) | <0.001 |
Total fat intake (g/day)b | 74.0 (32.6) | 52.1 (21.6) | 46.9 (21.4) | <0.001 |
Total protein intake (g/day)b | 95.2 (38.8) | 69.4 (25.5) | 63.4 (22.9) | <0.001 |
Total cholesterol (mg/day) | 297.7 (93.2) | 219.5 (63.7) | 201.1 (64.6) | <0.001 |
Sodium intake (mg/day)b | 2497 (850) | 1783 (581) | 1615 (589) | <0.001 |
Fiber intake (g/day)b | 14.4 (6.1) | 16.6 (6.3) | 19.2 (6.8) | <0.001 |
Magnesium intake (mg/day)d | 336.2 (223.2–381.1) | 359.3 (266.9–419.3) | 420.6 (322.4–522.2) | <0.001 |