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. 2014 Jun 5;9(6):e98971. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0098971

Table 4. Relative risk by quartiles of serum Mg level according to different clinical presentation.

Serum Mg level (mM)
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Unstable angina
Serum Mg level(mM) <0.87 0.87–0.92 0.93–0.98 >0.98
No. of patients 54 59 60 60
No. of MACEs 8 9 6 9
Death 1 1 0 0
Myocardial infarction 2 0 1 3
Repeat PCI 5 7 6 7
Coronary artery bypass grafting 1 1 0 0
Relative risk (95% CI) # 1.38(0.51–3.72) 1.1 (0.42–2.9) 0.63(0.22–1.83) 1
Myocardial infaction
Serum Mg level(mM) <0.86 0.86–0.90 0.91–0.94 >0.94
No. of patients 41 46 47 47
No. of MACEs 8 7 3 2
Death 0 1 0 0
Myocardial infarction 5 3 1 2
Repeat PCI 6 5 3 1
Coronary artery bypass grafting 0 0 0 0
Relative risk (95% CI) # 8.11(1.7–38.75) ** 6.47(1.3–32.2) * 2.05(0.34–12.33) 1

95% CI, 95% confidence interval.

*P<0.05, **P<0.01.

# adjusted for age, positive family history, smoking status, hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, and diabetes at baseline.