Table 4.

Laboratory variables.

	West N = 105	East N = 102	p-value
S-Ca mmol/l*	2.33 (0.08)	2.32 (0.06)	.357
S-GT μmol/l**	0.29 (2.23)	0.30 (2.15)	.955
S-cholesterol mmol/l*	6.04 (0.96)	5.60 (1.18)	.003
S-TG mmol/l**	1.10 (6.00)	1.15 (10.10)	.536
S-HDL mmol/l**	1.30 (1.6)	1.30 (2.0)	.582
S-LDL mmol/l**	4.15 (4.00)	3.29 (4.99)	.0001
LDL/HDL*	3.24 (1.13)	2.76 (1.32)	.006
S-Mg mmol/l*	0.86 (0.05)	0.86 (0.05)	.856
B-HbA1c%*	4.43 (0.32)	4.53 (0.47)	.065
Whole blood magnesium mmol/l*	1.44 (0.13)	1.45 (0.13)	.799
Magnesium in striated muscle mmol/l*	6.60 (1.72) (n = 29)	6.73 (2.25) (n = 38)	.807
Calcium in 24 hrs urine mmol/l*	5.18 (2.52)	5.30 (2.66)	.708
Magnesium in 24 hrs urine mmol/l*	4.18 (1.54)	4.25 (1.74)	.697
Creatinine in 24 hrs urine mmol/l*	11.18 (3.93)	12.25 (4.93)	.087

* Mean (sd), Student's T-test ** Median (range), Mann-Whitney U-test S- = serum, B- = blood