Table 1. Baseline Characteristics of Mg and Placebo Groups.

	Placebo (n = 37)	Magnesium (n = 35)
Age (years)	46.6 ± 12.3	44.6 ± 9.7
BMI (kg/m2)	35.1 ± 6.3	35.5 ± 8.2
Waist (cm)	107.5 ± 12.5	< 80
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	134 ± 17	134 ± 15
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	86 ± 10	85 ± 8
Glycemia (mg/dL)	99 ± 10	103 ± 15
HOMA-IR	3.31 ± 1.86	3.41 ± 2.03
Insulin (mU/L)	13.4 ± 6.4	14.5 ± 7.6
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	190 ± 46	203 ± 46
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	137 ± 61	136 ± 54
HDL-c (mg/dL)	43 ± 10	46 ± 10
LDL-c (mg/dL)	120 ± 39	129 ± 43
GGT (mg/dL)	44 ± 51	32 ± 19
PCR (mg/L)	6.7 ± 7.0	5.8 ± 5.3
SMg (mg/dL)	1.80 ± 0.22	1.79 ± 0.15
MMg (µg/mg)	0.89 ± 0.43	0.90 ± 0.40

At baseline, there were no differences for any parameters between groups.