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. 2013 Feb 20;3(2):e002111. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002111

Table 1.

Baseline lifestyle factors and demographics by intakes of calcium and magnesium, the Shanghai Women's Health Study (SWHS) and the Shanghai Men Health Study (SMHS), 1996–2009

Calcium (mg/day)
Magnesium (mg/day)
<408 408–<600 ≥600 <251 251–<320 ≥320
Shanghai Women's Health Study
 Married (%) 87.87 90.28 88.45 87.93 89.87 88.96
 Smokers (%) 3.64 2.13 2.07 3.41 2.18 2.5
 Alcohol drinkers (%) 2.08 2.17 2.7 2.11 2.08 2.7
 Tea drinker (%) 24.84 32.23 36.22 26.09 31.4 34.24
 Ginseng use (%) 25.01 30.35 34.85 26.75 29.94 31.55
 Ca supplement use (%) 15.41 20.33 25.09 17.49 19.75 21.43
 Multivitamin use (%) 3.98 8.1 11.68 5.74 7.52 8.77
 Physically active (%) 30.12 36.06 43.32 31.78 35.64 39.79
 High school or up (%) 8.75 15.55 19.78 10.82 15.2 15.77
 Age (years), mean (SD) 53.37 (9.45) 51.88 (8.79) 51.85 (8.54) 53.48 (9.55) 51.95 (8.74) 51.68 (8.45)
 BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD) 24.18 (3.53) 23.83 (3.36) 23.96 (3.28) 23.85 (3.46) 24.00 (3.38) 24.29 (3.40)
 Daily nutrient intake adjusted for age and total energy, except for total energy
 Total energy* 1673.77 (0.00) 1673.77 (0.00) 1673.77 (0.00) 1673.77 (0.00) 1673.77 (0.00) 1673.77 (0.00)
 Saturated fat 7.02 (0.02) 8.99 (0.02) 10.99 (0.03) 7.89 (0.02) 8.62 (0.02) 9.65 (0.03)
 Fibre 9.55 (0.02) 11.15 (0.02) 13.51 (0.03) 8.26 (0.02) 11.17 (0.02) 15.26 (0.03)
 Phosphorus 852.77 (0.63) 985.46 (0.66) 1162.48 (0.91) 843.66 (0.85) 975.56 (0.77) 1161.18 (1.16)
 Calcium 310.97 (0.54) 493.36 (0.57) 726.90 (0.78) 335.37 (0.99) 476.36 (0.90) 668.24 (1.34)
 Magnesium 246.51 (0.21) 279.27 (0.22) 329.68 (0.30) 231.88 (0.23) 278.50 (0.21) 347.30 (0.31)
 Retinol 146.88 (0.95) 186.49 (1.00) 228.98 (1.37) 163.43 (1.14) 178.50 (1.03) 203.98 (1.55)
 Vitamin E 10.72 (0.02) 13.68 (0.03) 18.63 (0.03) 9.87 (0.03) 13.61 (0.03) 19.39 (0.04)
 Folate 254.15 (0.43) 295.56 (0.45) 356.16 (0.62) 227.05 (0.47) 296.25 (0.43) 391.14 (0.64)
 Sodium 252.92 (0.52) 355.20 (0.55) 489.11 (0.75) 260.13 (0.73) 345.16 (0.67) 467.53 (1.00)
 Potassium 1479.84 (2.17) 1826.56 (2.28) 2293.21 (3.14) 1360.48 (2.48) 1808.59 (2.25) 2440.75 (3.38)
 Zinc 10.20 (0.01) 10.85 (0.01) 11.84 (0.01) 10.02 (0.01) 10.83 (0.01) 12.02 (0.01)
Shanghai Men's Health Study
 Married (%) 96.37 97.37 97.70 96.48 97.44 97.57
 Smokers (%) 76.18 70.32 65.45 72.67 69.22 68.34
 Alcohol drinkers (%) 35.66 33.56 32.74 37.01 32.52 32.88
 Tea drinker (%) 64.96 66.92 68.45 64.3 67.47 68.3
 Ginseng use (%) 26.27 30.99 36.7 29.24 31.99 34.14
 Ca supplement use (%) 3.07 4.36 5.91 4.02 4.67 5.11
 Multivitamin use (%) 3.92 6.92 10.04 6.00 7.58 8.32
 Physically active (%) 28.03 33.68 41.16 31.45 34.69 38.28
 High school or up (%) 14.39 22.37 29.02 19.14 23.91 25.07
 Age (years), mean (SD)† 55.90 (10.27) 55.28 (9.73) 55.17 (9.43) 56.91 (10.58) 55.56 (9.70) 54.46 (9.20)
 BMI (kg/m2), mean (SD)† 23.47 (3.18) 23.67 (3.09) 23.90 (3.00) 23.25 (3.16) 23.64 (3.04) 24.02 (3.03)
 Daily nutrient intake adjusted for age and total energy, except for total energy
 Total energy* 1906.89 (0.00) 1906.89 (0.00) 1906.89 (0.00) 1906.89 (0.00) 1906.89 (0.00) 1906.89 (0.00)
 Saturated fat 8.16 (0.03) 9.74 (0.03) 11.85 (0.03) 9.59 (0.04) 9.92 (0.03) 10.88 (0.03)
 Fibre 9.27 (0.03) 10.72 (0.02) 13.28 (0.02) 8.17 (0.03) 10.32 (0.02) 14.02 (0.02)
 Phosphorus 956.75 (1.17) 1081.00 (0.93) 1271.73 (0.87) 953.79 (1.56) 1071.31 (1.08) 1270.89 (1.11)
 Calcium 340.34 (1.12) 512.58 (0.89) 778.31 (0.83) 379.76 (1.83) 518.93 (1.27) 740.23 (1.30)
 Magnesium 271.18 (0.37) 303.34 (0.30) 359.14 (0.28) 258.30 (0.45) 297.74 (0.31) 367.15 (0.32)
 Retinol 120.06 (1.17) 154.78 (0.93) 198.50 (0.87) 142.50 (1.41) 156.14 (0.98) 183.74 (1.00)
 Vitamin E 10.72 (0.04) 13.48 (0.03) 18.43 (0.03) 10.13 (0.05) 13.15 (0.03) 18.73 (0.04)
 Folate 271.83 (0.75) 319.26 (0.60) 398.67 (0.56) 245.92 (0.87) 308.91 (0.61) 415.67 (0.62)
 Sodium 250.29 (0.92) 345.02 (0.73) 489.36 (0.68) 271.89 (1.28) 345.24 (0.89) 470.94 (0.91)
 Potassium 1464.92 (3.41) 1778.86 (2.70) 2289.70 (2.53) 1399.54 (4.28) 1739.67 (2.97) 2326.91 (3.04)
 Zinc 11.54 (0.01) 12.23 (0.01) 13.40 (0.01) 11.38 (0.01) 12.13  (0.01) 13.50 (0.01)

*Adjusted for age only. †SD.

BMI, body mass index.